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FZNT27 KNHC 080848
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 08 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 RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE TUE...THEN
DISSIPATE AS THE RIDGE BUILDS W THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TUE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS
N PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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