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FZNT27 KNHC 221626
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 1021 MB HIGH NEAR 28N87W WITH RIDGE TO WESTERN
GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A RIDGE WILL SET UP ALONG 27N
WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN SLIDE E OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE THU
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES S ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA LATE
THU AND FRI AS THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT
WHILE LOW PRES FORM AND BEGINS TO DEEPENS OVER PLAINS STATES.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE TO S RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER MUCH
OF THE WESTERN GULF THU...AND THROUGH MUCH OF SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 F T. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT N OF 23N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...
EXCEPT W OF 87W S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
87W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.


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