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FZNT27 KNHC 230836
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY AND
MERGE WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N88W TO 19N93W.
THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TO SE
TEXAS ON SAT...AND REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL GULF
SAT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET
UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. LOCALLY VISIBILITY BELOW 3 NM IN FOG CENTRAL WATERS THIS
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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