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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
FRI. THE COMBINATION OF DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE PLAINS AND
HIGH PRES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL RESULT IN FRESH SE FLOW
OVER MOST OF THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT... HIGHEST W OF 93W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR
NW PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... HIGHEST W OF 88W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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