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FZNT27 KNHC 142136
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...SE RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE OF TEXAS FRI AFTERNOON. 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 AND TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT FRI THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE SUN.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
TO 5 FT OFF NW COAST OF YUCATAN.
.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 AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15
TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N 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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 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 AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT TUE EXCEPT TO 20
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TUE...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT
TUE.

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