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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL WATERS OF
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
THE RIDGE WILL THEN RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE BASIN SAT THROUGH
TUE.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. OCCASIONAL
VISIBILITY BELOW 5 NM IN WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 91W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF
21N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BY
EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 20N E OF 93W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH 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 AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS TUE
AND INCREASING TO 20 KT AND GUSTY S OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE.


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