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FZNT27 KNHC 040320
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 MOBILE BAY TO WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE ALONG 94W WILL STALL TONIGHT ACROSS BAY OF
CAMPECHE...WHILE N PORTIONS MOVES TO FLORIDA BIG BEND OVERNIGHT
AND TO PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE
ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF FROM NEAR NAPLES TO 21N97W THU. HIGH PRES
WILL THEN DOMINATE BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING W PORTIONS FRI NIGHT AND SPREADING
ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN BY SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 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 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF
28N WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF 92W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST S OF 21N. SEAS
SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT FAR WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT W FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT THROUGH
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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