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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST TUE JAN 04 2011

...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...COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF LATE WED
AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX
WED NIGHT. THE FRONT PUSHES S THU AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
KEYS TO NEAR TAMPICO MX THU NIGHT BEFORE PUSHING S OF THE AREA
FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS FRI AND
FRI NIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES
SAT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
BY SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W
VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT N OF 22N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT SHIFTING SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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