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FZNT27 KNHC 180912
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 18 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...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TODAY EXTENDING
FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W SUNSET TUE. THE LEADING EDGE WILL PUSH E
OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON WHILE THE REMAINDER DISSIPATES ALONG
27N BY THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU
AFTERNOON AND LIE FROM 30N87W TO 25N94W TO 20N97W EARLY FRI AND
MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER
THIS MORNING W OF 94W AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 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
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W LATE THU AND FRI...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. 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 THU NIGHT 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 WINDS 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 N
OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE N OF
26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW TO W BY
AFTERNOON AND 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF
26N LATE.

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