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FZNT27 KNHC 130848
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 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 REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW
PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
N GULF COAST MON NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS
MEXICO BORDER TUE MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT STALLS OUT
OVER THE NE GULF WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES REFORMS IN THE NE
GULF WED NIGHT WITH SE RETURN FLOW ONCE AGAIN BECOMING
PREDOMINANT THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO
E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT THU.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. 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 THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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