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FZNT27 KNHC 040938
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 04 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 IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING SE INTO TEXAS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
MORNING...THEN SLOW AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO JUST OFF THE YUCATAN COAST TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
APPROACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH FRI.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 FT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THIS EVENING...SHIFTING N 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO 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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON THEN VEERING S TO SW 15 TO 25
AHEAD OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE
TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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