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FZNT27 KNHC 222128
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST TUE FEB 22 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL STALL
AND DRIFT INLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT
E FRI AS ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON
FRI...THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE
PREVAILING THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING SE TO
S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
20N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 87W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF
87W SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E
OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 87W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE.
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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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