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FZNT27 KNHC 020929
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST WED MAR 02 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS NW TO
26N88W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU
...WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION SHIFTS SE OF THE AREA AND
DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE IT
BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATER SAT AND SUN. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO
A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION SAT
AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
HIGHEST E OF 93W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT
BECOMING S TO SW LATE AND BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 94W.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W...AND
SE TO S 1O KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF 94W.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF
93W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SE PORTION
...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
IN NE TO E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR 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...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.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 THROUGHOUT...DIMINISHING TO
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N AND TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF
S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING LATE TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N
AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 26N 3 TO 5 FT AND BEHIND FRONT 6 TO 8 FT.


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