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FZNT27 KNHC 231525
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF ZONE TODAY AND MERGE WITH
STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N90W TO 19N93W
TONIGHT. MERGED FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS
ON SAT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SE OF AREA SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW
AT 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW A 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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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