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FZNT25 KNHC 090843
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
NE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA
TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY LATE TUE...FROM TAMPA
TO SW LOUISIANA BY LATE WED...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE THU. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU AND FRI
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
FROM 31N55W TO 24N60W...THEN AS A SHEAR LINE TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SE THROUGH TONIGHT AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ALONG 29N. A WEAK FRONT WILL BRUSH THE
WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA TODAY BEFORE
WEAKENING AND LIFTING N. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 29N TUE
AHEAD OF A SLIGHTLY STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH FROM
31N73W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE WED...FROM 31N62W TO 25N70W
TO S FLORIDA BY LATE THU...AND FROM 31N55W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE BY LATE FRI.   

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.