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FZNT27 KNHC 050855
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT MAR 05 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS E GULF MOVES E AS COLD FRONT
ENTERS NW GULF SAT AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED W FRONT S OF
26N LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF COLD

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 94W...
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN.
.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 WARNING W OF 95W...
.TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 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
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO
25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 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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