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FZNT27 KNHC 080310
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI JAN 07 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...A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND
EARLY SAT MOVING E BY SAT EVENING WHILE HIGH PRES RIDGES OVER
THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING SHIFTING TO NEAR THE
SE TIP OF LOUISIANA MON MORNING WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
STRETCHING TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE LOW AND FRONT PUSH E
OF THE AREA TUE MORNING WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER
THE GULF LATE TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E
OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20
TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF
21N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N
OF 23N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N S OF 21N W OF 94W.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 20 KT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
20 KT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW
AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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