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FZNT27 KNHC 100253
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 09 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...HIGH PRES WILL OSCILLATE ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH
FRI...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL WEAKEN LATE FRI THROUGH SAT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH THE RETURN FLOW DIMINISHING OVER
THE WESTERN PORTION. COLD FRONT TO ENTER NW GULF SAT MORNING
AND REACH FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI TO CORPUS CHRISTI SAT
EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...AHEAD OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 3 FT FAR S PORTIONS.
.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.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
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 1 TO 2 FT. 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.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.

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