000
FZNT27 KNHC 032134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 1013 MB
LOW PRES NEAR 26N91W. THE LOW PRES AND FRONT FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SW
ACROSS EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF PORTIONS AND STRENGTHENS
THROUGH EARLY SAT. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER SAT AND
SUN AS IT SLIDES E OF THE GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST
TO ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NEAR SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SAT...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING
THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE AREA LATE SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS
DECREASING MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT AFTERNOON. 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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
FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO

$$