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FZNT27 KNHC 130835
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 13 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE W PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL PERSIST OVER THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY
THU. HIGH PRES IS BUILDING IN WAKE OF FRONT WITH THE SE RETURN
FLOW OVER THE NW GULF TODAY SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS FRI
AFTERNOON... EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SAT... AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU. 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.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE
15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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