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FZNT27 KNHC 270248
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT FEB 26 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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL
RETREAT EASTWARD SUN NIGHT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF EARLY MON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE
WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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