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FZNT27 KNHC 210831
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 21 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 PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A STATIONARY
FRONT WED. E TO SE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WED
AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 WINDS
EARLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 24N. 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...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
.TODAY...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 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 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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