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FZNT27 KNHC 030204
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW PORTION WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SUN...THEN INCREASE SUN NIGHT
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE TUE...THEN DRIFT SE DISSIPATING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW RETURNS WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 15 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 1 TO 3 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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