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FZNT27 KNHC 270842
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 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...EASTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT W ACROSS
FLORIDA AND OVER THE EXTREME E GULF WED...WITH EAST WINDS
INCREASING TONIGHT AND WED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS.
LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL RESUME THU THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
A FEW SHOWERS W PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT SW WATERS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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