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FZNT27 KNHC 252130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED MAY 25 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...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT THEN
WILL STALL ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS THU THEN DRIFT INLAND AND
DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE
BASIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
THU. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF
SMOKE W OF 92W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W THROUGH FRI.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT S OF 20N. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD
AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO
E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W
OF 91W.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF
20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT FRI.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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