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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 PM CST MON DEC 20 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW
INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN SLIDE W WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE S ACROSS THE NE
PORTION EARLY THU...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON FOLLOWED
BY STRONG NW FLOW. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY SAT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA
LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF
94W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W.
.THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WIND BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT... SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 96W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...AND
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 19 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4
FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING 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...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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