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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST THU DEC 30 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 SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE
SAT...AND FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO 22N95W TO
18N94W BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN MON...AND EXTEND
FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N94W TO 18N94W BY LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF
28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 21N.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF
21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.SUN...N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 6 TO 9
FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 22N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N
FRI NIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING SE WINDS 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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