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FZNT27 KNHC 212102
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL RACE E OF
AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT NE ACROSS THE SE WATERS. THE
LOW WILL ALSO TRAIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATE
SUN. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL PRECEDE BOTH FRONTS THROUGH EARLY
SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON NIGHT
WITH SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE AND SPREADING E
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF LOUISIANA COAST...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF LOUISIANA COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COASTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.