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FZNT27 KNHC 100320
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN JAN 09 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 1005 MB NEAR 28.5N91W JUST SW OF NEW
ORLEANS WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT STRETCHING TO 20N97W WILL
SHIFT TO NEAR APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA WITH THE FRONT REACHING TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING THEN E OF THE AREA BY EARLY
TUE. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER SURGE OF COLD AIR MOVES THROUGH
THE GULF TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
DOWN FROM THE N. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND
SUBSIDE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930
PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON
NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20
TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN
NE SWELL TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 11 TO 14
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE THU.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8
TO 11 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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