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FZNT27 KNHC 171527
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 ALONG A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE GULF BY SUNSET. A 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 24N95W 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 21N95W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT W OF 94W LATE.
.TUE...SW 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 3 TO 4
FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W
LATE. .THU...SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N TONIGHT. E
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT S OF 21N...AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 21N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
NORTH OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO
W SOUTH OF 26N AND W TO NW NORTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...S OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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