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FZNT27 KNHC 250313
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM W ATLC SW TO NE
GULF WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING N OVER THE
WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT
THEN STALL AND LIFT N BY FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS MODESTLY ALONG
34N FRI THROUGH SUN. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
SMOKE PREVAILING OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF MAY PERSIST
THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 92W.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. OCCASIONAL
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO
E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 2
TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT SAT BECOMING E 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT FRI THEN GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT THROUGH

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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