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FZNT27 KNHC 100254
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED FEB 09 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM THE W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THU...SE OF THE GULF FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT
THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING W OF 92W...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W
OF 92W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT W OF 96W. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .THU...S OF 20N W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF
26N.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N
SUN. .MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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