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FZNT27 KNHC 020837
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 02 2011

...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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE UNTIL IT DISSIPATES MON WHILE THE LEADING EDGE
MOVES S THROUGH TAMPA BAY SUN NIGHT AND TO SW FLORIDA MON. THE
FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL THEN LIFT N MON NIGHT AND TUE AND BE
PICKED UP BY THE NEXT COLD FRONT DROPING INTO THE N GULF WED
AS A FRONTAL WAVE MOVING E THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF. THE
FRONT WILL LIE FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 25N98W THU

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING MON.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N PART.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..N OF 21N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10
FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 26N AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N
OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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