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FZNT27 KNHC 090858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED MAR 09 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....HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD OF U.S. ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E AS
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND
EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO 20N96W THIS EVENING AND FROM TAMPA
BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU THEN SE OF AREA FRI MORNING.
HIGH PRES BUILD OVER THE NE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND FRONT THEN N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N
LATE. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT AND N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S
OF 22N E OF 93W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO
20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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