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FZNT27 KNHC 230936
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAY 23 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 REMAIN OVER NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SE
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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY 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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