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FZNT27 KNHC 161446
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN JAN 16 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...WEAKENING 1023 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NW
FLORIDA WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS A
SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVE E ACROSS THE N HALF OF
THE GULF. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS E TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NW GULF TONIGHT DRAGGING A FRONT E ACROSS THE N WATERS
DISSIPATING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO JUST S OF
BROWNSVILLE BY MON NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST TUE AND REACH FROM NEAR FORT MEYERS TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT
AND THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.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
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
E OF FRONT AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT CENTRAL PORTION THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SE 15 KT
S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW TO W
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N
TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 26N EARLY.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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