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FZNT27 KNHC 292141
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED DEC 29 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA WITH A
RIDGE SW TO NEAR 26N90W WILL SHIFT OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT IN
RESPONSE TO A LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. MOVING ENE. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE FRI AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH
FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY SAT
AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N89W...TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM S FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND
FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.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 AND MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO
E 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N MON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT FAR NW PORTION FRI NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N
OF 21N E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR W PORTION NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT OVER W PORTION W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING 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 8 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 INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO
10 FT NW OF FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT
DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
FRONT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING FAR NW PORTION LATE.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING E AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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