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FZNT27 KNHC 030853
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 03 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 SW LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ WILL LIE
FROM FL PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO
NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF
TODAY. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS FRI AND SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N
TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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 4 TO 6 FT N OF
28N 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO
10 FT WESTERN 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW
AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W FRONT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W FRONT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT AND BECOMING NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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