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FZNT27 KNHC 090238
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT JAN 08 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...LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SUN
MORNING MOVING TO SE LOUISIANA EARLY MON DRAGGING A TRAILING
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
29N91W TO 20N97W SUN EVENING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA EARLY
TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF LATE TUE THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT LATE TUE AND WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
S OF 21N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N LATE.
.WED AND THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL..

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT EARLY TUE...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N
OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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