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FZNT27 KNHC 160852
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 16 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...RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN
PORTION.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE WINDS TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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