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FZNT27 KNHC 240903
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 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. COLD
FRONT APPROACH TEXAS COAST THU THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES FRI.
WIDESPREAD 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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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