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FZNT27 KNHC 090257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU MAR 08 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 NE OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND
SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI
MORNING AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N96W FRI EVENING.
THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT W OF 95W
IN THE WESTERN GULF SAT...THEN MOVE INLAND LATE SAT INTO SUN.
FRESH EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO
E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W
AND 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF
95W. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .SUN...W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT N
OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL S OF 28N.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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