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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST TUE DEC 28 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 WESTERN ALABAMA WITH
A RIDGE S INTO THE MIDDLE 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 AND REACH FROM
NEAR THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 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 BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION S
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 94W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
FAR W PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT W PORTING W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...EXCEPT S OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT AND W OF
FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY LATE SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF
25N...AND 3 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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N FRI.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N AND TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.


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