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FZNT27 KNHC 050935
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 05 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SW TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE E
AND REACH FROM NAPLES TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
EVENING THEN BEGIN TO SLOW AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO OFFSHORE OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY
LATE WED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE
MEXICAN COASTLINE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING THEN NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. PATCHY DENSE FOG BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. PATCHY DENSE FOG BEHIND FRONT N OF 25N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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