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FZNT27 KNHC 260846
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 26 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...GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL DIMINISH
BEFORE SUNRISE TODAY. THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 28N83W TO
21N88W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE GULF WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE W
GULF LATE MON AND PREVAILING THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...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.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 6
TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N
SWELL.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15
FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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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