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FZNT27 KNHC 032103
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

...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...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT THROUGH
SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON.
FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE
AND WED. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS/OKLAHOMA WED AND THU
WILL STRENGTHEN SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF
FRONT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THROUGH SUN MORNING...
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF
26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4
FT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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