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FZNT27 KNHC 270851
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 27 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 NW WINDS AND SEAS OVER 8 FT WILL DIMINISH
OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL SLIDE SE ACROSS THE NE GULF TUE AND WED AS SURFACE PRES
FALLS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE W HALF AND SPREAD E
TO ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI. A NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FRI EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 94W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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 6 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
.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 14 FT S OF 28N IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N IN N
SWELL THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9
FT FRI.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF
26N AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI.

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