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FZNT27 KNHC 220907
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 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...WEAK HIGH PRES STATIONARY IN NE GULF THROUGH WED.
PERSISTING LARGE AREA OF SMOKE OVER WESTERN GULF OCCASIONALLY
RESTRICTING VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF
28N SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 93W
THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW
5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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