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FZNT27 KNHC 091437
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI MAR 09 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 THE LOUISIANA COASTAL
WATERS TO NE MEXICO WILL STALL OUT IN THE NW GULF BY SAT
MORNING...LIFTING BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT.
OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE INTO THE AREA
FROM THE NE TO THE SW GULF THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SAT NIGHT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N N OF 26N TUE.

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