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FZNT27 KNHC 250312
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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
AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 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 LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
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.
.TUE...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 2 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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