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FZNT27 KNHC 212054
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU APR 21 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 MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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