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FZNT27 KNHC 261455
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 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...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS.
THE RIDGE RETRACTS E SUN ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO STALL
OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A
SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS
NEAR THE FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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