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FZNT27 KNHC 240831
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 24 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 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 COAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW
NEAR 28N90W TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN.
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF MON WITH FRESH E TO SE RETURN
FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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
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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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
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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 N
PART LATE.
.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
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS 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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