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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 03 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS THE
GULF INCREASING TONIGHT AND MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO MON
NIGHT...THEN WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO JUST OFF THE YUCATAN COAST TUE EVENING...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER NW PORTIONS BEHIND
THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO
8 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20
KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N
TO NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THU.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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