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FZNT27 KNHC 051450
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 05 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 EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE SW TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N98W WILL MOVE E AND REACH
FROM MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING
THEN WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN COAST WED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL APPROACH GALE
FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
W OF 94W FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 22N W OF
94W... BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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
BECOMING SE 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25
KT THROUGHOUT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF
21N FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO
S THU...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO
30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE
15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN
AND NEAR TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N SAT.

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