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FZNT27 KNHC 300259
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT JAN 29 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 OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET
UP ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF THE GULF. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE AND SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE
OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL
SLOW OVER THE SE WATERS WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT N PART MON NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11
TO 18 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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