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FZNT27 KNHC 111507
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAY 11 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...MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN
GULF WILL BE MAINTAINED BY HIGH PRES THAT WILL MEANDER OVER
THE NE GULF THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AND WEAKEN BY
FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA BAY TO NE MEXICO
SUN MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE FRI BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT
SAT AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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