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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 ACROSS N TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...THEN
WILL 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW
15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
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 EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING 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 1 TO 3 FT. 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 5
TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 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 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO 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 E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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