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FZNT27 KNHC 260302
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI FEB 25 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 26N88W WILL
WEAKEN AND LIFT N THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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
TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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