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FZNT27 KNHC 190235
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI FEB 18 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 RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N GULF
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL
PORTIONS EARLY TUE MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR
TAMPA FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS BY WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF
FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO
3 FT N OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
FAR NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND
TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS
OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO
3 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF CUBA. A FEW AREAS OF DENSE FOG
N OF 29N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW AREAS OF DENSE
FOG N OF 29N EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...AND SHIFT
TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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