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FZNT27 KNHC 260933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAY 26 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...RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN FRI AND
SAT. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COAST
TODAY THEN STALL ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT 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 20 TO 25 KT 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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT WINDS BECOMING E AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF

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