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FZNT27 KNHC 220831
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE FEB 22 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 EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT
FURTHER E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND AND
WED AS IT DRIFTS BACK INLAND. A RIDGE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVE SE AS ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF ON FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING SE
TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 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. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 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 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 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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