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FZNT27 KNHC 212131
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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
TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA BY 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 MOVING SE OF THE GULF LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM
THE NW WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 PENINSULA.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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