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FZNT27 KNHC 161515
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 16 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...RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD
WITH SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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