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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST THU MAR 03 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 27N91W.
THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF PORTIONS
AND STRENGTHENS THROUGH EARLY SAT. THE HIGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN LATER SAT AND SUN AS IT SLIDES E OF THE GULF. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND
REACH FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE FAR WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY LATE SAT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE AREA
LATE ON SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING INTO MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 94W...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 94W.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR
SW PORTION 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT FAR
SW PORTION... AND 2 TO 4 FT FAR SE PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT SE
PORTION 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 5 TO 8 FT.
.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 BUILDING TO 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...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING S
TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.


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