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FZNT27 KNHC 010831
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SW FROM N FLORIDA TO W
GULF THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON
NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE SW LOUISIANA COAST TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SW GULF
WED... THEN BECOME ALIGNED E TO W ALONG 25N AND DISSIPATE THU.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN SW GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20
KT N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W N TO NE 20 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT
AND BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF FRONT AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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