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FZNT27 KNHC 011503
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAY 01 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 AND 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 TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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