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FZNT27 KNHC 162107
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST SUN JAN 16 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...A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT E THROUGH
MON MOVING INLAND OVER FLORIDA MON NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES OVER
COASTAL TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF NEAR 29N94W EARLY MON
DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS. THE
LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT WHILE THE FRONT DISSIPATES.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR 23N95W TUE EVENING DISSIPATING WED MORNING AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF THU NIGHT QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 22N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N LATE.
.THU...SE TO S 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.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE EAST OF
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW EAST OF TROUGH...
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO
N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 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 BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW
TO N 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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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