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FZNT27 KNHC 160932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 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...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE W ATLC ALONG 33N EXTENDS
W-SW INTO THE SE U.S. AND WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE FLOW
THROUGH SAT BEFORE WINDS BECOME MORE SE AND INCREASE ACROSS ALL
BUT NE PORTIONS SUN AND MON...THEN INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS
ENTIRE BASIN TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
NE PORTIONS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
KT AREA WIDE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N...3 TO 5
FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT
NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N...5 TO 7
FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN ...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.

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