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FZNT27 KNHC 070906
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 07 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...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
WILL MOVE QUICKLY AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE AL TO WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE THIS THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA TONIGHT.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
TUE INTO WED AND MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
TEXAS LATE WED AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON AND SE OF AREA LATE
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W LATE WED...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N TO
NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20
TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
TUE NIGHT.
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT
W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35
KT W OF OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 11 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20
TO 25 IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. AREAS OF
RAIN. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FAR SE
PORTION LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W
LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20
KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT MON
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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