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FZNT27 KNHC 290242
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU APR 28 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
REGION SW TO 22N96W 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...AND WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE MON NIGHT...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT 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. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 4 FT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 87W.
.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 THROUGH 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. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 10 KT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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