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FZNT27 KNHC 130233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO
THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E...AND REACH FROM
NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 23N98W EARLY SAT EVENING...FROM
NE FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...THEN
DISSIPATE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO SE GULF EARLY MON. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 29N W OF 94W
E 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... EXCEPT S OF 29N 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 95W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 94W NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT OVER SE PART S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PART 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS SHIFTING ALONG FRONT... SHIFTING E OF AREA.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 94W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL LATE.
.MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SHIFTING TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT NE
PORTION 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 87W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 87W
1 TO 2 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 ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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