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FZNT27 KNHC 050908
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 05 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...WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
EXTEND FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N86W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
BY EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THU
NIGHT AND OUT OF AREA FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP
NE GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER REMAINDER
OF GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT AHEAD OF ANOTHER
COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY SUN WITH THE
FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE TODAY AND INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E
OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N W OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
26N LATE AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT.
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...HIGHER IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT BUILDING 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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