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FZNT27 KNHC 230259
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...STATIONARY WEAK HIGH PRES REMAIN OVER NE GULF
THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN GULF
THROUGH TUE DIMINISH WED AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS COAST
THU. LARGE SWATH OF SMOKE OVER MUCH OF WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH MID PART OF WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT HIGHER W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
W OF 93W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. RESTRICTED VISIBILITY BELOW 5
NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. RESTRICTED
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RESTRICTED
VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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