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FZNT27 KNHC 131523
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. W PORTION OF FRONT PERSIST OVER E BAY OF
CAMPECHE THROUGH EARLY THU. HIGH PRES BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT
WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER NW GULF TODAY SPREADING E ACROSS
ENTIRE AREA BY THU. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFFSHORE TEXAS LATE
FRI... EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT...AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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

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