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FZNT27 KNHC 121443
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAY 12 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...SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF SHIFTS S AND
WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE FRI NIGHT AND
REACH FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO 23N98W SAT EVENING...FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W SUN MORNING AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 THEN DIMINISHING TO 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 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGH FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N E
OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W SE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 S OF
24N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF
28N THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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