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FZNT27 KNHC 180839
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 18 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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT W OF 93W TONIGHT.
.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 W OF 94W FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E OF 88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT BECOMING SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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