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FZNT27 KNHC 241500
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU FEB 24 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 NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF FRI THEN WEAKEN AND LIFT
N THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MON
MORNING AND FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
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 LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT LATE SAT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3
TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E OF 95W SE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE.

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