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FZNT27 KNHC 222138
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI APR 22 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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL RACE E AND DISSECT THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT.
.TUE AND WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO
E 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR THE YUCATAN
COAST EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON..SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT ALONG NW YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 MON...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.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT.

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