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FZNT27 KNHC 272118
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 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 RIDGE FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS COAST IS SHIFTING
SE ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL TEXAS
LATE MON. THE RIDGE REBUILDS TUE AND WED AND ALLOWS THE FRONT
TO MOVE N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA
TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE WED...THE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA BY LATE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE
NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 KT NW OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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