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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 FAR S FLORIDA NEAR 26N81W
TO 25N90W THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 18N93W WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY ACROSS THE W GULF OVERNIGHT WHILE MOVING S INTO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS E PORTIONS....THEN SINK INTO NW CUBA
WED EVENING. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT
WHILE REMAINDER OF FRONT E OF 90W BEGINS TO DRIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT BEFORE BECOMING ILL DEFINED THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE N WATERS WED THROUGH EARLY SAT TO PRODUCE
FRESH WINDS ACROSS NE PORTIONS. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
FT NW PORTIONS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BEHIND FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW TO
N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF
20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 20N
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS E OF FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT BY FRI.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...BECOMING N OF 22N 3 TO 5 FT BY
SAT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BY WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SE
SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO
9 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.


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