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FZNT27 KNHC 121530
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 12 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N96W REACH FROM STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN EARLY TONIGHT AND E OF GULF LATER
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER GULF STATES AND DRIFT E WITH E-SE
FLOW OVER ALL WATERS THU THEN SHIFTING S THU W OF 90W AHEAD OF
SECOND COLD FRONT REACHING SE TEXAS COAST FRI. SECOND FRONT
EXTEND FROM FT MYERS TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW FRI N OF
25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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