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FZNT27 KNHC 180251
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO NEAR 20N96W WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY AS IT REACHES FROM THE FAR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.
WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE THROUGH WED
NIGHT PULLING THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SOME TO THE E BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER NE WATERS THU. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND W
INTO GULF LATE THU THROUGH LATE FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE
FLOW. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.