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FZNT27 KNHC 100316
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT REACHES THE
TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 29N93W TO
23N96W LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE ALONG 29N85W TO 22N96W BY TUE
NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW SPREADS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF LATE WED AND
THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT W OF 96W.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

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