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FZNT27 KNHC 110858
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI MAR 11 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 HAS SHIFTED E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE N WATERS AND E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT
WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N PORTION THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
W GULF TODAY AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF
92W NE 20 KT MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS
SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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