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FZNT27 KNHC 040902
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 04 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 MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND
EXTENDS ALONG 29N WED EVENING. THE FRONT PUSHES S THU AND LIES
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE MEXICO THU EVENING BEFORE PUSHING S
OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER N GULF WITH S RETURN
FLOW INCREASING AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING TEXAS COAST
LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. 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 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AND SHIFTING
SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING
NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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