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FZNT27 KNHC 090836
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 09 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...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT
TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL
FROM 30N87W TO 23N96W MON NIGHT GRADUALLY DISSIPATING AS THE
RIDGE BUILDS W TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE WED.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 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 AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E ON
WED. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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