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FZNT27 KNHC 041526
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI FEB 04 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...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO
29N90W TO 25N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N92W. WEAK LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ALONG THE FRONT. THE
LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT
E AS A COLD FRONT AND PASSING SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL SHIFT E ALONG THE NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST SUN EVENING AND MOVING SE OF AREA MON NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN MOVING E OF AREA.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE...THEN SHIFTING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 95W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. AREAS OF
RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SE PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW PART.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT FAR SE PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN
BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING
TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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