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FZNT27 KNHC 211524
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 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...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 DIMINISH WED AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS GULF COAST. OTHERWISE AREAS OF
SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF SHOULD PERSIS THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 93W THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.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. VISIBILITIES
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W...IMPROVING
MON. .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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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