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FZNT27 KNHC 222050
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED DEC 22 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 GULF OF MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF TONIGHT THEN E OF THE
AREA LATE THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST LATE FRI LEAD BY A SURFACE LOW THAT WILL DEEPEN AS IT
TRACKS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SUN
MORNING AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF 93W NE TO E 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 AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 2 TO 4 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY
AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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