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FZNT27 KNHC 242115
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF
FLORIDA TO 27N90W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N ON SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT E OF 88W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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