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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 FROM UPPER TEXAS TO TAMPICO WILL SWEEP
SOUTH AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N94W TO 19N96W EARLY
TUE...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W TO WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF
THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN
THE SW GULF TUE. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS FRI AND SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N
TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
WED NIGHT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9
FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N
20 TO 25 KT W FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8
FT W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7
FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4
FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N
15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE SE OF FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7
FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4
FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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