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FZNT27 KNHC 020931
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 02 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...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT NE AND MERGE WITH DEVELOPING HIGH PRES OVER THE SE
U.S. TONIGHT AND SUN. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NW
PORTIONS TONIGHT THEN SPREAD ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN...AND
INCREASE SUN NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT.
FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON AND RACE
SE ACROSS THE BASIN...REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO
VERA CRUZ TUE MORNING THEN GRADUALLY STALL FROM STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THEN SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE
MON. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON EVENING
AND BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT MON THEN BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 15 KT
LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST BY EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 BECOMING NE TO E
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N SUN
NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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