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FZNT27 KNHC 060941
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 06 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 FROM 30N84W TO 24N98W EXTEND FROM 25N81W
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT.
REINFORCING COLD FRONT CLIP NE GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W GULF SAT
AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO GULF EARLY SUN. LOW PRES
DEVELOP ALONG FRONT SUN WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO 19N96W SUN AFTERNOON THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDE TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT
LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 30
KT N OF 29N. WINDS SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 28N LATE.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 KT
N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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