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FZNT27 KNHC 040922
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN MAR 04 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 BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE.
WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE TO
BELOW GALE FORCE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN MOVE SE
OF THE AREA THIS 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE TUE.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT...
.TODAY...S OF 22N W OF FRONT TO 96W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8
FT N OF 26N LATE. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12
FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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