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FZNT27 KNHC 170845
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAR 17 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 NE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN
FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT EACH AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS E OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT DURING THE EVENINGS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT DURING THE EVENINGS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.

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