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FZNT27 KNHC 221441
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 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 REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE
CENTRAL AND E GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE W GULF SUN
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S LOUISIANA
TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING THEN WEAKENS AS IT
SLOWLY MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE TUE. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS IN
THE SW GULF WED WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ELSEWHERE.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT
NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2
TO 4 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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