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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU MAR 03 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 A 1013
MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N91W. THE LOW PRES AND FRONT 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. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 TO 6 FT...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 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 94W.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NE PART.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. 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 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE...THEN BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
27N.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF
25N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN SHIFTING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

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