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FZNT27 KNHC 190301
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 PM CST TUE JAN 18 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N91W TO 24N97W WILL
SHIFT E...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY EARLY WED...THEN WASH OUT OVER THE SE GULF THU
NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU
AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA FRI MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SPREADS E ACROSS ALL WATERS SUN IN
ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN
NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
BY SUNRISE. 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 AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20
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 TO E 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 SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W THU NIGHT INTO FRI...
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO
NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 11 FT THU NIGHT. 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 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY. 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 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART LATE SUN NIGHT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO
NE BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT. 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
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 WINDS 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 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT
EXTREME NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 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...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 SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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