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FZNT27 KNHC 231446
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAY 23 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...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER NE GULF THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. SE WINDS OVER WESTERN GULF CONTINUE THROUGH TUE THEN
DIMINISH WED AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST THU.
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM SMOKE AND HAZE OVER MUCH OF
WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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