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FZNT27 KNHC 210955
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 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 E ACROSS GULF EXTEND FROM TAMPA
BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA SAT THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW DEVELOP W OF 94W SUN IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY MON THEN FROM W FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 95W...
.TODAY...S OF 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISH
TO 20 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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
.TODAY...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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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