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FZNT27 KNHC 312056
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON JAN 31 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...WEAK RIDGE JUST N OF GULF E OF 92W WILL SHIFT E OF
AREA THROUGH TUE EVENING AS LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS DEEPENS AND
TRACKS NE TO CENTRAL U.S. THE LOW WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT
INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING...FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND
BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP
ON THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF LATE THU AND TRACK NE
ALLOWING FOR THE FRONT TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI
WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
EASTERN PORTIONS FRI INTO EARLY SAT...AND REACH FROM TAMPA TO
NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W
OF 92W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF
FRONT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN.
.FRI...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...AND NW TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 23N INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT N OF 23N BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT N OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT W OF 96W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF
FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN
MAINLY ALONG AND NE OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
EVENING...N OF 26N SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS MOVING INTO THE N PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT N OF 25N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. BEHIND FRONT WINDS W
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E EARLY WED
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MORE
NUMEROUS N PORTION.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT EXCEPT S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE PORTION E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PORTION EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS MOVING E OF ZONE EARLY.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
N OF 28N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
N OF 28N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE DAY.

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