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FZNT27 KNHC 242123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 29N WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES COMBINED WITH A STRENGTHENING RIDGE
ACROSS THE E GULF WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS MON AND EXTEND ALONG 29N LATE
MON...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TUE WITH MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO
20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE
10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S 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 THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT
N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW N OF 27N
SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT S OF

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