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FZNT27 KNHC 010233
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 FROM EASTERN LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES
STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO
4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU...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.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .WED NIGHT...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.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E OF SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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