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FZNT27 KNHC 040906
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED MAY 04 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...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W THEN
STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. STATIONARY PORTION
DISSIPATES TODAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FLORIDA STRAITS BY
EVENING THEN LIFTS N AS A DISSIPATING WARM FRONT E OF 84W THU.
REMNANT TROUGH LIES ALONG 85W S OF 28N FRI MORNING AND FINALLY
MOVES E INTO FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES WILL
DOMINATE BASIN OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF
28N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF 92W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4
FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE ON W
SIDE OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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