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FZNT27 KNHC 281500
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON FEB 28 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...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA THU AND FRI.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO
30 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 6 TO 7 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. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...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. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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