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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE NW. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES
MON THROUGH THU RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE GULF BY MID WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE.
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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 7 TO 10 FT LATE TUE.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT W OF A LINE FROM 25N90W TO 20N97W LATE...AND DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT
LATE. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FT LATE. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
LATE. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. .WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N
OF 27N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 11 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL LATE...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 26N THROUGHOUT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 26N 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 11 FT.

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