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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 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 EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
STRENGTHEN AND LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT BY EARLY SAT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY
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. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 20
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 26N TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE TUE.


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