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FZNT27 KNHC 060235
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON MAR 05 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 WILL CLIP THE NE GULF WATERS TONIGHT.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE AREA BEHIND IT RESULTING
IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH
THU. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A WEAK FRONT ATTEMPTS
TO ENTER THE NW GULF FROM TEXAS.

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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.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 7 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT WED.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
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 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. 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 BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA... DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT FRI.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

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