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FZNT27 KNHC 240330
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SE INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH LATE THU AND
COMBINE WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TO PRODUCE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS FRI
THEN WEAKEN AND LIFT N THROUGH SAT. WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF
WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SAT AND THEN BASIN WIDE SUN...AHEAD OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT
AND REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MON MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS LATE.
.THU...S AND SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 E OF 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 EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS SE
PORTIONS. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E OF 95W SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 22N. 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...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5
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 BUILDING TO 8 FT N OF 24N W OF
86W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N E OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT AFTER 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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