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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 06 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...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N83W TO 24N85W WILL DRIFT
E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TODAY...AND TO JUST E OF AREA BY
EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE S TO THE N CENTRAL GULF
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT
AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH TUE AS RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE
WESTERN WATERS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430
AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011
.TODAY...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W
PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR
PORTION BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. E OF 94W S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 24N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR E
PART EARLY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 87W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH
NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND
2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM
25N TO 28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...WIND SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.


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