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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT SAT APR 16 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 23N93W WILL
STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES INTO THE SE WATERS THROUGH
SUN. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE
GULF...ALLOWING FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN. SE
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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