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FZNT27 KNHC 110331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON JAN 10 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 EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
NEAR 29N83W TO 24N87W TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING.
THE PORTION OF THE FRONT E OF 85W WILL MOVE SE ACROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA TUE...WHILE THE PORTION W OF 85W MEANDERS THROUGH TUE
MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN BY TUE AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO FORCE THE
FRONT SE BASIN WIDE TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN ACROSS THE S BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED EVENING THEN EXIT THE BASIN WED NIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU NIGHT THROUGH 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...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD AREAS DENSE FOG N OF
26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL TUE EVENING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH 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 AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE EARLY SAT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 THROUGH 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 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N.

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