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FZNT27 KNHC 211527
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS THE GULF EXTENDS FROM
APALACHEE BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT MOVING E OF
THE AREA SAT AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP W OF 94W
SUN IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF
TEXAS SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
EARLY MON THEN FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N 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...
.REST OF THIS MORNING...S OF 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF
YUCATAN.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N N SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG COAST OF YUCATAN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. 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 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF
26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 27N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S
OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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