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FZNT27 KNHC 091533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST WED MAR 09 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU
AFTERNOON...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE COAST OF VERACRUZ
THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW
INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES
SHIFTS E.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND FRONT THEN N TO NE
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 FT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 2 TO 4
FT E OF 95W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W TONIGHT AND THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
24N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7
TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 25N.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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