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FZNT27 KNHC 291518
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT THU SEP 29 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...WEAK 1014 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N90W WILL
DRIFT NW THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF FRI AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT
THEN WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SAT
NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS
THE N CENTRAL GULF SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT S OF
22N W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY N OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6...EXCEPT
TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.


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