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FZNT27 KNHC 160843
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 16 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME REESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE BASIN SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING E TO SE
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING SE
TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS NEAR 15
KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.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.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15
TO 20 KT N PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT THEN N TO NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4
FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 3 TO 4 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.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EARLY...EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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