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FZNT27 KNHC 050837
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 05 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N85W TO 21N89W. THE FRONT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SUN.
HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN
EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON AND WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AND SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT LATE. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AND 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.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 LATE EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 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 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. E 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE
AND INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN
NIGHT. 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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