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FZNT27 KNHC 300225
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO GALVESTON BAY TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED REACHING
FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL
SHIFT TO FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 21N97W EARLY THU THEN E
OF THE AREA FRI MORNING WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN LATE FRI

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT SAT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN
COAST UNTIL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT THU NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST
DURING THE EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED
NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 25N AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE SOUTH OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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