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FZNT27 KNHC 050355
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 NW GULF LATE WED AND EXTEND
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX WED NIGHT. FRONT
MOVE S AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR TAMPICO MX THU
NIGHT AND OUT OF AREA FRI. REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIP NE GULF
WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES
SAT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF 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 SHIFT NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE WED AND INCREASE TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILD 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
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW WED
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISH TO 10 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 INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 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...HIGHER IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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