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FZNT27 KNHC 260912
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 26 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 LIES FROM EASTERN APALACHEE BAY TO THE
N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A SQUALL
LINE AHEAD OF FRONT FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ITS WAKE FROM W TO E
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW WINDS
N OF 27N THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT N OF
21N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 23N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE
HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY
TODAY. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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