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FZNT27 KNHC 031517
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON JAN 03 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 26N82W TO 25N87W THEN
STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W. FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE
BEFORE DISSIPATING E OF 90N TUE WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES NW
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AND OVERTAKES THE FIRST FRONT. THE NEW
FRONT WILL LIE FROM A SURFACE LOW NEAR 29N85W TO 26N97W BY WED
EVENING AND THEN PUSH S TO ALONG 24N THU EVENING AND SE OF AREA
FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO
5 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 15 KT N OF 26N THEN
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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