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FZNT27 KNHC 130914
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 13 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...STRONG HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS
THE GULF IS PRODUCING STRONG N TO NE WINDS THIS MORNING THAT
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM NW TO SE LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI
MORNING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN
GULF LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES REMAINS JUST NE
OF THE BASIN. A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 94W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...S OF 21N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
22N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT TONIGHT S OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N
TONIGHT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT
S OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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