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FZNT27 KNHC 211507
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 21 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW
INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN MOVE W WED NIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF WED NIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA
THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E TO SE 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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