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FZNT27 KNHC 140930
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 14 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 CENTERED OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EXTENDING SE AND E THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY E
THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
GULF. SE RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH OVER WESTERN GULF THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH
ACROSS MOST OF THE N GULF MON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT IN TEXAS. A LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT MON MORNING AND MOVE E ACROSS THE N
GULF THROUGH TUE...WHILE A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG
W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. PATCHY
MORNING FOG W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
MON NIGHT AND W TO NW TUE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W TUE. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT.

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