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FZNT27 KNHC 271528
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST PART
OF THE U.S WITH A RIDGE S INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE
SE THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS 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. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE
FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF
94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 87W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 TO 7
TO 9 FT FRI.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI.


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