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FZNT27 KNHC 010932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 01 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 NEAR MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO
23N92W WILL DRIFT SE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT AND
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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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
.TODAY 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
EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.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
.TODAY...N OF 28N NW TO N 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.
.TONIGHT...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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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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