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FZNT27 KNHC 220301
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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
MEXICO SAT...THEN MOVING EAST OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N SUN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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