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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 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 RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO
SLIDE E SUN ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO DROP S TO ALONG
THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A SECOND
AND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TUE NIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION
SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 22N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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