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FZNT27 KNHC 112119
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT.
FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A WEAK PRESSURE
PATTERN WILL FOLLOW THROUGH MID WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT MON THROUGH WED DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE.
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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

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