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FZNT27 KNHC 200816
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 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 SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
NIGHT...WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH ALONG 92W THU...THEN DISSIPATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 21N TO 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY WED MORNING.
SEAS 4 TO 7 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S OF
21N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...
HIGHEST NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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