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FZNT27 KNHC 160850
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAR 16 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY
FLORIDA TO 27N90W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT APPROACHES THE W COAST
OF FLORIDA TODAY. RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY
OF THE BASIN WED THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE NE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 95W THU THROUGH SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
95W THU THROUGH SAT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N
SAT AND SUN. 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 SAT AND SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION
TODAY. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N FRI
AND SAT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N SUN.

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