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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL
SHIFT E THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN A NEW HIGH CENTER BECOMES
ESTABLISHED OVER THE EASTERN WATERS WED AND SLIDES W TO THE NW
GULF THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPS S OVER THE EASTERN AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER
THE NW GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NW FLOW.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W NE TO E
10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
W OF 94W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N... AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SE 10 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FT.


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