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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU JAN 20 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...COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS FAR NW GULF EXTENDED
FROM NEAR VERMILION BAY LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN COAST ALONG 23N98W
THIS EVENING...AND WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
YUCATAN COAST TO S BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE SE
OF AREA BY SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE W HALF OF THE BASIN SUN IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND COLD
FRONT. THIS FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO MON
MORNING THEN STALL FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. PATCHY FOG SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY GRADUALLY
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND SHIFTING N 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO
12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND
1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
26N EARLY THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. PATCHY FOG SE OF FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10
KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N WINDS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N
LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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