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FZNT27 KNHC 120901
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 12 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 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...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W 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 TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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