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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 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 STATIONARY FRONT JUST INLAND THE NW AND N GULF
COAST WILL DRIFT SOME TO THE N OVERNIGHT...AND DISSIPATE WED.
WEAK RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT E OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK
FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL
REACH THE FAR NE WATERS BY LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES BEGINS TO BUILD ALONG THE
NORTHERN WATERS FROM E TO W INTO SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT TROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW
OVERNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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