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FZNT27 KNHC 200932
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE
E THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY 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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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