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FZNT27 KNHC 042131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAY 04 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO
24N90W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE E GULF AND DISSIPATE NEAR NAPLES BY MORNING. A WEAK
LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS E GULF FRI THEN DRIFT SE
AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE
AREA THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...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...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT EARLY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
SE ON W SIDE OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.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 AND MON...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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