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FZNT27 KNHC 250830
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 25 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 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N93W TO
26N97W TO 21N98W WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR 29N85W TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF WITH FRESH TO
STRONG RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E
OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.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.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT S OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 24N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N PART LATE.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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