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FZNT27 KNHC 100330
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST
THIS EVENING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU EVENING...
BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO SW PORTIONS S OF TUXPAN MEXICO
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES SINKS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THIS WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS N FLORIDA.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO 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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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 21N W OF 94W TONIGHT AND THU...
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
E OF 93W.
.THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N
W OF 94W. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N PORTIONS
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SWELL S OF
25N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER N PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.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 AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE 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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