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FZNT27 KNHC 150829
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 15 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 PREVAILS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
TSTMS WILL DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 30N92W TO 25N97W TONIGHT...AND WILL STALL FROM
28N83W TO 23N98W SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH
SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA AGAIN SUN NIGHT

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD
OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF 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
.TODAY 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 SAT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
N OF 25N. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15
TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT TONIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT
BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF FRONT AND 1 TO 2 FT
S OF FRONT.
.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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