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FZNT27 KNHC 110857
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 11 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 SW FLORIDA TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
TODAY THEN MOVE SE OF AREA THIS EVENING AS A SECOND PUSH OF
COLD AIR AND STRONGER HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER SOUTH TEXAS. HIGH
PRES WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT SAT THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE
PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N
TO 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 27N. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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