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FZNT27 KNHC 130258
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT MAR 12 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 CENTERED OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL
SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN ALLOWING FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER
THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH SUN
THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
APPROACH THE FAR NW GULF MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTH-CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE...AND REACH THE FAR NE
WATERS BY TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER FLORIDA WED. A
WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL THEN SET UP ACROSS THE AREA DURING
WED BRINGING LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W
OF 94W SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.MON THROUGH THU...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
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W OF
95W.
.SUN THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF
93W NE 15 TO 20 KT MON THROUGH WED DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 88W...AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 88W. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...HIGHEST W OF 88W.
.TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF
28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 25N TO
27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO
SW LATE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING NW 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 26N TO
28N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.

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