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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST MON JAN 17 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...WEAK LOW PRES ALONG A TROUGH IN THE NE GULF WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE W GULF
WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF TUE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 24N95W TUE
NIGHT PUSHING E OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. RIDGING SETS UP
ALONG 27N WED NIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WHICH WILL REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE THU
EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PORTION EARLY.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 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 5
FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO N TO NE 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 N TO NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N
WED NIGHT.
.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 NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS SE PORTION EARLY.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 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 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.


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