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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 PM CST MON FEB 21 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 SHIFT E
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY
TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT WED. A RIDGE WILL
ONCE AGAIN BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVE
SE AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND
REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN
DISSIPATES SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT..SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN
OVER WESTERN PORTION.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING TO
SE TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OVER WESTERN
PORTION.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS N TO NE 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND 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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF
26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS


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