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FZNT27 KNHC 232054
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU DEC 23 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...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 26N90W WILL MOVE
E OF THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE
FRONT FROM 26N90W TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS DISSIPATES. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT.
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS
E ALONG THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN. 1010 MB LOW PRES WILL LIE NEAR
29N85W WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW THROUGH 24N90W TO 18N96W
SAT EVENING BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVES E OF THE AREA SUN.
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 92W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
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 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E
OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5
TO 7 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BY AFTERNOON N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N PART LATE AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5
TO 7 FT S OF 25N.

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