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FZNT27 KNHC 160857
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 16 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...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE NE PORTION THU AND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT S OF 28N W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN N SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 94W INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE PORTION
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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