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FZNT27 KNHC 200904
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 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 NE COASTAL WATERS SHIFT E OF
AREA SUN WITH RIDGE REMAINING ALONG 30N. MODERATE E WINDS
INCREASE TO A FRESH BREEZE S OF RIDGE SUN THROUGH TUE. HIGH
PRES MOVES E WED AND WINDS BECOME SE TO S AND DIMINISH BY THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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 7 FT BY MON NIGHT.
.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 7 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
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE 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.
.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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