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FZNT27 KNHC 241451
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 24 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIP INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS
TODAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
COMBINED WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE ACROSS THE E GULF WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF
WATERS THIS WEEKEND. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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