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FZNT27 KNHC 310234
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 30 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
26N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N97W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO 22N94W THU
MORNING BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NE GULF FRI
MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF FRI THEN SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 3 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT
ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT SE PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE... EXCEPT NE 20 KT ALONG
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. WINDS
AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
.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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
TO W 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4
FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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