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FZNT27 KNHC 190309
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 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
EARLY SUN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS
ENTIRE GULF EXCEPT LIGHT BREEZE NE QUADRANT. BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT TO MOVE S TO SW ACROSS FLORIDA SUN THROUGH MON WITH
STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT BUILDING SW ACROSS GULF TO FRESHEN
FLOW ACROSS BASIN MON AND TUE BEFORE HIGH CENTER SETTLES ONCE
AGAIN ACROSS NE GULF LATE TUE.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF 22N
EACH LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILD TO 7 LATE MON.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N PORTIONS
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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