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FZNT27 KNHC 111542
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY FROM FAR SW FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THIS EVENING AS A REINFORCING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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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