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FZNT27 KNHC 240330
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN JAN 23 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 WILL MOVE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST EARLY
MON AND STALL THROUGH MON EVENING AS LOW PRES BEGINS TO
DEVELOP ALONG FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS
EARLY TUE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST STALLED FRONT...WITH MERGED
FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1009 MB LOW ALONG THE S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO TUE MORNING. THE LOW
WILL MOVE E-NE ALONG THE N CENTRAL GULF COASTS WHILE THE FRONT
CONTINUES SE... REACHING FROM 27N82W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA
WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THU AND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY
DENSE FOG NW HALF.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S WINDS MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT MON NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10
FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION
MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF
26N MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT ...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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