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FZNT27 KNHC 110832
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 11 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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT
SUNRISE TUE...THEN SLOW EVENTUALLY STALLING AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT AS
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...EXCEPT
BRIEFLY NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 T0 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING N TO
NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNSET.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND 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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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