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FZNT27 KNHC 232136
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 OVER NE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. FRESH SE
BREEZE CONTINUE OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH AS
COLD FRONT APPROACH TEXAS COAST THU. AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN SMOKE OVER MUCH OF WESTERN GULF EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. OCCASIONAL
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W
OF 91W.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. OCCASIONAL
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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