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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT THU APR 28 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 APALACHICOLA SW TO
26N89W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E
ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO
SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH OFF THE TEXAS LATE SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W
OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 94W.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N NW TO N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SE PART.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF 93W N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND
2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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