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FZNT27 KNHC 150343
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...HIGH PRES 1029 MB OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EXTEND E
THROUGH SUN ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS GULF.
FRESH SE BREEZE RETURN FLOW OVER W GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. COLD
FRONT ENTER NW GULF SUN MOVING INTO FAR NW WATERS SUN NIGHT.
COLD FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE
MON THEN MOVE OUT OF GULF LATE TUE FORCED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES
OVER N GULF TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFT S
SUN THEN NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO
4 FT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE
SUN THEN SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD
OF FRONT THEN NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
DIMINISH TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW TUE THEN BECOME W 10 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOME SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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