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FZNT27 KNHC 252053
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N88W TO
25N91W TO 18N95W WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO
THE CENTRAL 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
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 9 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
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 EXCEPT
TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT N OF 27N. 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. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 87W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO
6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. 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.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 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 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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