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FZNT27 KNHC 150843
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 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 IN THE FAR NE GULF IS SUPPORTING SE
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A WEAK COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO
27N90W WED MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. RETURN FLOW
WILL PREVAIL WED THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W THU THROUGH SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENINGS. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 96W TODAY.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND SAT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5
TO 7 FT FRI AND SAT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION WED.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N
FRI AND SAT.

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