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FZNT27 KNHC 051531
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT MAR 05 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THIS EVENING
AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF
AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT.
EXPECT ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N W OF 94W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS
10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TONIGHT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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