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FZNT27 KNHC 042024
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL RACE E AND
DISSECT THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOW AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED. NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL APPROACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 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 SAT...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
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
JUST 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...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 AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 TO 30 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 SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST
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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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