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FZNT27 KNHC 100831
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 10 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 COLD FRONT REACHES THE
TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N83W TO
25N93W TO 18N93W AT SUNRISE TUE...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS AS SE RETURN FLOW SPREADS
E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WED AND THU.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS BAY
OF CAMPECHE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 25N 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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE WATERS.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE WATERS.

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