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FZNT27 KNHC 180255
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU FEB 17 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 CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WITH A
RIDGE SW TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CHANGE LITTLE
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS LATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 NIGHT...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...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
FAR W PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN
AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N SAT
NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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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