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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 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 LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON 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
POSSIBLY REACH FROM 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 TO E 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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT FAR N PORTION SW EARLY
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND W PORTIONS.

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 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W
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...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 24N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 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 AND MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 28N 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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