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FZNT27 KNHC 010248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TUE
EVENING AS LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS DEEPENS AND TRACKS NE. THE LOW
WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE NW 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 SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT
LATE THU IN THE S CENTRAL GULF AND TRACK NE...ALLOWING THE
FRONT TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT 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

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 20 TO 25 KT W OF
92W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 92W.
.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 ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT OVER SE PORTION.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
23N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF
FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 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 ISOLATED 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
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 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 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 W TO NW WINDS 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SE
OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N 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 ISOLATED 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...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT AND 2 TO 3 FT SE OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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