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FZNT27 KNHC 281533
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 28 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 SHIFT FROM NW GULF EASTWARD TO THE
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
TO SET UP ACROSS W PORTIONS. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SAT...DIMINISH SUN AND MON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN
ON TUE AS HIGH PRES SHIFT E INTO THE ATLC AND A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES SE TEXAS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
MAINLY NW TO N 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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