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FZNT27 KNHC 232134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED FEB 23 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 WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG 25N...BLOCKING
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE NE GULF COAST WATERS. SOUTHERLY
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRES MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SAG INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT N SAT.
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE AGAIN SAT...AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 KT
S OF 28N W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S AND SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF
FRONT AND S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 9 FT BEFORE FRONT...BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT AND 6 TO
8 FT SE OF FRONT.
.MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 95W SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS N OF 22N 3 TO 5 FT AND SEAS S OF 22N 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS N OF 22N 4 TO 5 FT AND
SEAS S OF 22N 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF FRONT
AND SE WINDS 20 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 6 TO
7 FT NW OF FRONT AND 4 TO 7 FT SE OF FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PART
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS N OF 24N W OF 86W BUILDING TO
8 FT. SEAS N OF 24N E OF 86W 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS S OF 24N 4 TO 6
FT. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS BECOMING 20 KT WIND COLD FRONT
PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
N OF 25N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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