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FZNT27 KNHC 282127
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 28 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...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE NW GULF EASTWARD TO
THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS W PORTIONS. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AS THE HIGH CONTINUES TO SHIFT
SLOWLY E...THEN DIMINISH SUN AND MON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON
TUE AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC AND DEEPENING LOW PRES
AND A COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND 5 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT BY
AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING QUICKLY 7 TO 13 FT...
HIGHEST SW.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15
KT. SEAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO
14 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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