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FZNT27 KNHC 211505
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU APR 21 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...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN
GULF AND TROUGHING OVER THE PLAINS AND NE MEXICO WILL RESULT
IN MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

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 5
TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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