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FZNT27 KNHC 140856
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 14 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE BAHAMA CHANNEL
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFFSHORE TEXAS EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE SE PORTION LATE IN THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL
DOMINATE THE AREA MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO
NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE SUN.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU...EXCEPT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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