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FZNT27 KNHC 181128
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 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 WEAK RIDGE E TO W ALONG 31N WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TODAY WHICH WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
NW TEXAS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS
TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE SLOWLY SE...REACHING FROM THE
LOUISIANA-TEXAS BORDER TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST OVERNIGHT TUE
BEFORE MOVING E AND REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE
E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND FROM THE FAR W FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT TONIGHT THEN BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON MORNING
THEN TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT SW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONT. .THU...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 22N...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N
W OF 93W BY LATE AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NW PORTIONS AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING N 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS CONFUSED 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING
E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
.THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN THE
STRAITS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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