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FZNT27 KNHC 240858
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 24 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...FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING WILL STALL
JUST OFFSHORE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS LOW PRES BEGINS TO
DEVELOP ALONG FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS
EARLY TUE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT...WITH MERGED FRONT
EXTENDING FROM A 1008 MB LOW ALONG THE S CENTRAL LOUISIANA
COAST TO 20N97W TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES
NE AND INLAND. THE COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE GULF.
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 7 TO 9 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT TO 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 SHIFTING W TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N
AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.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
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SW 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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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