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FZNT27 KNHC 240301
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
STRAITS TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A
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. THE 1010 MB LOW PRES WILL LIE
NEAR 28N87W WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SAT EVENING BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVES E OF THE
AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON WITH
FRESH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE.

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 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 4 FT. 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...EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 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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