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FZNT27 KNHC 100910
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU MAR 10 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...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON
AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO SW
PORTIONS S OF EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH DECREASING LATE
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI AS
HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL
INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W...
.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT
THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF
25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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