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FZNT27 KNHC 052050
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON MAR 5 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 EASTWARD ALONG 35W TUE
THROUGH THU WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS TO
DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK. WINDS DIMINISH
FRI AND SAT AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF
26N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT
TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT.

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