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FZNT27 KNHC 181526
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 DOMINATE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH FRI.
DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL PLAINS AND HIGH PRES OVER NE
GULF PROMPT FRESH TO STRONG SE BREEZE OVER WESTERN HALF W OF
88W TUE THROUGH FRI.

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. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF 93W TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
25 KT W OF 94W FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FRI.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7
FT LATE.

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