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FZNT27 KNHC 101530
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST THU MAR 10 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL
DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE STRENGTH LATER TODAY. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. 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.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 24N.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
NUMEROUS 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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