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FZNT27 KNHC 102124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST THU MAR 10 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 EXTENDING FROM THE W CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL
DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT 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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
FT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...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 THIS AFTERNOON...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. 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.
.TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT S
OF 23N E OF 92W MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
AND 8 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 TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N IN THE EVENING.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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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