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FZNT27 KNHC 120303
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI
NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO 24N98W SAT
EVENING...REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W SUN
MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF EARLY
MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD
OF FRONT LATE FRI BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 92W N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE MON. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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