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FZNT27 KNHC 042129
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI MAR 04 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...WEAK SHEAR LINE LINGER OVER MID GULF WATERS FROM
29N90W TO 23N83W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS MID AND
EASTERN ZONES MOVE E AS COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT AND REACH
FROM BIG BEND FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT NIGHT. GALE
FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT S OF 25N SAT NIGHT AND SUN.
NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF COLD FRONT BRINGING FRESH E TO
SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 93W
AND 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 93W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILD
TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 6 FT E OF 93W LATE.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...WINDS SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
SUBSIDING NE SWELL.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF
23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG SHEAR LINE.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SHIFTING
SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S AT 10
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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