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FZNT27 KNHC 020911
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 02 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...COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND
EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 25N95W TO 19N96W TUE MORNING...FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT AND BECOMING N TO
NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AHEAD
OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
FRI THEN BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW AHEAD
OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT N OF 25N AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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