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FZNT27 KNHC 282047
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE DEC 28 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 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...AND FROM APALACHEE BAY TO EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS
FAR W PORTION.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PORTION.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY OVER FAR W PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 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.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF
27N...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 NIGHT...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 OVER W PORTION 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.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. NW OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT...AND 8 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
NW PORTION.
.THU THROUGH 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN
PORTION.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SE OF FRONT TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE
OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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