NWS Forecast

FZNT27 KNHC 240305
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

...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 OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND MOVE
TO FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THE
FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU AND SE OF THE AREA
FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
BEHIND THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO
30 KT S OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
N OF 27N AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N.

THU AND FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W

TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
N OF FRONT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS TO 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU AND FRI
N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FRI.

SAT
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W

TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TUE NIGHT AND WED
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

WED NIGHT AND THU
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

THU
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SAT
N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.