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FZNT27 KNHC 192117
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 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 CENTER OVER N COASTAL WATERS SHIFT E OF
AREA SUN WITH RIDGE REMAINING FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS.
MODERATE E WINDS INCREASE TO A FRESH BREEZE S OF RIDGE SUN
THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WEAKEN WED AND WINDS DIMINISH.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20
KT S OF 22N E OF 92W AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT S OF 22N E OF 92W AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MON AND MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT MON.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW AT 15
KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT THU. S OF 24N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 BRIEFLY ON MON.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT
THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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