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FZNT27 KNHC 170232
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON MAY 16 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...A SERIES OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE
NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NW GULF TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E INTO THE NE PORTION THU THEN E OF
THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. W
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT N OF
22N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 20N.
.SAT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT....N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N
W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N W OF
87W LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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