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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N91W WILL
DRIFT INTO THE SE GULF OVERNIGHT BECOME DIFFUSE FRI. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD W TO E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND
MON...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE MON AND TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 30KT. SEAS BUILDING 6
TO 10 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING N TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW LATE N OF 28N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


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