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FZNT27 KNHC 161436
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY
FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
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 4 TO 7 FT.

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