000
FZNT27 KNHC 041531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI MAR 04 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...WEAK SHEAR LINE LINGERS OVER MID GULF WATERS FROM
28N90W TO 22N85W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID
AND EASTERN GULF AND MOVE E AS COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT AND
REACH FROM BIG BEND FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT
NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER SW GULF SAT
NIGHT AND SUN. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF COLD FRONT
BRINGING FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 93W.
.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 BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 93W.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 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 SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG SHEAR LINE.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THEN
SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S AT 10
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AT 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$