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FZNT27 KNHC 211442
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 21 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...A RIDGE EXTENDS E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAINS. A FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE WILL CONTINUE S OF THE RIDGE
THROUGH TUE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME TUE NIGHT
THROUGH FRI AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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