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FZNT27 KNHC 200910
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 20 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...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN
GULF AND TROUGHING OVER THE PLAINS AND NE MEXICO WILL RESULT
IN FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N E OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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