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FZNT27 KNHC 020333
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 01 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 CENTER OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT NE TO OVER GEORGIA EARLY SUN. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT...AND INCREASE SUN AND
MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
MON. THE FRONT WILL RACE E ACROSS THE GULF TUE REACHING THE
EXTREME SE WATERS AT SUNRISE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT EARLY SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NW OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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