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FZNT27 KNHC 281520
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 28 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1011 MB LOW PRES OVER
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE COAST OF TEXAS NEAR 28N97W WILL
REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING THEN MOVE
N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE 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. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY FRI INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 1O KT SW
PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW PART.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 22N LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 24N
TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT
EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE N OF FRONT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.

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