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FZNT27 KNHC 311453
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 31 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 FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE YUCATAN PASSAGE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NE GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. A
HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E FROM THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT
TO OVER N FLORIDA SUN WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO N TEXAS
THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.FRI...N OF 28N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NW
SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING NW
SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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