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FZNT27 KNHC 141433
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY EXTENDING E THROUGH SE WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E
THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
GULF. SE RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF FROM
TEXAS SUN MOVING INTO THE WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL GULF TUE AFTERNOON. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 FOG
W OF 94W EARLY.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. PATCHY FOG W OF 95W EARLY.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.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 BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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