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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 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...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT.
FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF TODAY AND PREVAIL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TONIGHT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 S OF 23N E OF
92W NE 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF
25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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