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FZNT27 KNHC 132131
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 26N90W TO SINK
S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.
WEAK HIGH PRES TO BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT WITH SE RETURN FLOW
OVER NW GULF SPREADING E ACROSS ENTIRE AREA BY THU. SECOND COLD
FRONT TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF TEXAS LATE FRI... EXTEND FROM FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO 24N98W SAT AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE FROM TAMPA BAY
TO S TEXAS SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU
NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT THU...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN
COAST EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.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.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE
20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 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.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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