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FZNT27 KNHC 251446
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 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 FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE
EARLY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE E GULF
TO OVER FLORIDA BAY SAT WITH A RIDGE NW TO LOUISIANA AS
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SUN AS
A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND
DISSIPATES THROUGH MON. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.
.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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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