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FZNT27 KNHC 262136
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MON THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT E MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES
WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. MOVES
EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD THEN WEAKEN OVER THE
FAR WESTERN WATERS AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. E
OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 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 7 TO 10 FT. E
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E
OF 94W.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE E OF 95W AND TO 4 TO 7 FT W
OF
95W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S
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 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF
21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT E OF 87W AND TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 9 TO 13 FT E OF 87W...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 87W.
.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
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
25N DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF
25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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