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FZNT27 KNHC 240859
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 24 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...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WED AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN BAY OF CAMPECHE AHEAD OF
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E OF 89W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.WED...W OF 88W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 25N
AND BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 88W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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