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FZNT27 KNHC 170922
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 17 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...WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF TODAY AND MOVES THROUGH THE NE GULF BY SUNSET. WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE FAR NW GULF DISSIPATES LATE TODAY. A
SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE...LIES FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N98W WED MORNING AND MOVES E OF AREA BY
THU. A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
THU NIGHT AND LIES FROM 30N85W TO 28N96W FRI MORNING AND FROM
TAMPA BAY TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM
E OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO EXCEPT
NE WINDS N OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW LATE
TODAY AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD
OF 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 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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