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FZNT27 KNHC 121507
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED JAN 12 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 NW CUBA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
AND PRODUCE STRONG N TO NE WINDS THROUGH THU MORNING THAT WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRI. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN
THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930
PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND
8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT E OF 96W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 96W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE
SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT TONIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF
26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.

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