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FZNT27 KNHC 210834
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 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...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE
NE GULF THROUGH WED. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN WILL DIMINISH WED AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS GULF COAST. OTHERWISE AREAS OF
SMOKE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF SMOKE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
SMOKE NE PART.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT S OF 21N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S
OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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