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FZNT27 KNHC 202131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST SUN FEB 20 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 PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF
EARLY TUE THEN DISSIPATES WED. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NE
PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER
THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS BECOME LIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK FRONT
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI...AND REACHES FROM NEAR SW
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND MON...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 NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE..N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TOE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 94W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2
TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO
3 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


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