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FZNT27 KNHC 011541
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDING FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA SW TO
25N91W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST S OF
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY
THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE ON SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 21N NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N
6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT BY FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL...BECOMING N OF 21N 3 TO 5 FT BY SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT S TO
SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE
FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT.

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