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FZNT27 KNHC 231508
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 23 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...RIDGE ALONG 27N TONIGHT THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF
THROUGH LATE THU AS A COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE NORTHERN WATERS.
LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF WITH INCREASING SE TO S RETURN FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN GULF SAT AND SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FRI
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS
15 KT S OF 24N IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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