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FZNT27 KNHC 180241
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 17 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 WILL MEANDER ACROSS NE GULF AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS
ALL BUT NE PORTIONS OF GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON. E OF 94W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF
22N AFTERNOONS THROUGH EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTERNOONS
THROUGH EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA WESTWARD. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6
FT S OF 24N BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.

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