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FZNT27 KNHC 241445
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 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 THE NE GULF THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT
THEN WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST INLAND BY FRI AS HIGH PRES
RETURNS IN THE NE GULF FRI AND SAT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN SMOKE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF ARE EXPECTED
TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY
BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. OCCASIONAL
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW
5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FT FRI AND SAT.

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

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