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FZNT27 KNHC 180242
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL DRIFT E
INTO THE NE PORTION THU THEN E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT
AND PREVAIL THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...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 3
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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