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FZNT27 KNHC 161518
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W
NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 KT N OF 22N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N
W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N W OF
87W LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

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