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FZNT27 KNHC 030245
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED MAR 02 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 25N89W
TO 28N92W. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE
E-CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE FRI THEN MOVE N OF AREA. 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW
GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN...AND STALL FROM SW
FLORIDA TO NEAR 23N90W BY LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT
SE PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 95W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 95W.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS E OF 94W.
.THU...VARIABLE 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 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NE
PART.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
SW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING S
TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT....EXCEPT TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.

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