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FZNT27 KNHC 022130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN CONTINUES SW TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W. FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
UNTIL IT DISSIPATES MON WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT MOVES S THROUGH TAMPA BAY TONIGHT AND TO SW FLORIDA MON.
FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL LIFT N MON NIGHT AND TUE AND BE PICKED
UP BY NEXT COLD FRONT DROPING INTO N GULF LATE WED. FRONT WILL
LIE FROM N FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX BY THU BEFORE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE
PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT..W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN 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 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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

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