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FZNT27 KNHC 070934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED MAR 07 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
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.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF
THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT THE TEXAS COAST
FRI MORNING EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE NE COAST OF
MEXICO FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AS A STATIONARY FRONT
FROM THE SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AND MOVE
BACK SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE WED.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF
26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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