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FZNT27 KNHC 171521
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES
BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG W OF 95W LATE FRI
NIGHT. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT N
OF 29N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF FOG N OF 29N.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT N OF 29N. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S 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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