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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST TUE MAR 01 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW
TO 26N92W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY
THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATER
TONIGHT INTO WED. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA THU
THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE ON SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 6 TO 9
FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 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 24N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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...WINDS BECOMING E OF SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.


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