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FZNT27 KNHC 082059
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 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...A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER
THE NE GULF THROUGH THU MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. THE SURFACE
HIGH WILL SHIFT W OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI WITH THE RETURN
FLOW DIMINISHING OVER THE W GULF WATERS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430
.TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OTHERWISE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THU AND 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH SE
SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A
FEW SHOWERS N PART TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. S OF 24N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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