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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AND
SHIFT E THROUGH SUN WHILE FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PERSISTS OVER
THE W GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT
REACHING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO JUST N OF THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING MOVING NE OF THE AREA EARLY TUE
MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT
QUICKLY REACHING FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN
COAST WED MORNING PUSHING E OF THE AREA LATE WED AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SUN AND SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W
OF 95W THROUGH SUN MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4
FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION EARLY.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF
FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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