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FZNT27 KNHC 040332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 AT 26N91W. LOW PRES AND FRONT FRONT DISSIPATE EARLY
FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS MID AND EASTERN GULF
PORTIONS AND STRENGTHENS THROUGH SAT. HIGH WEAKEN LATE SAT AND
SUN AS IT SLIDES E OF GULF. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT
LATE AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN
THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS AREA SUN WITH WINDS AND SEAS
DIMINISHING MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER

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 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 SAT NIGHT. 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...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 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
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4

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 SHIFTING NE 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 KT LATE THEN
SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT
LATE. SCATTERED 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 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 SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 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 5 TO 6 FT N OF 25N
AND TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N
OF 26N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT
THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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