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FZNT27 KNHC 112044
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI FEB 11 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...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM THE N CENTRAL
YUCATAN PENINSULA E-NE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS EVENING AS A
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR SPREADS SE ACROSS THE BASIN AND
HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER S TEXAS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE
PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT FAR SE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE
PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
NEAR 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF
26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT EARLY BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART... INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N
TO 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG SE PORTIONS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT
S OF 25N.

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