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FZNT25 KNHC 231405
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 AM EDT MON APR 23 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...A REINFORCING DRY COLD FRONT WILL RACE S ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE HIGH WILL
SHIFT SE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...AND MOVE E TO NEAR TAMPA
BAY WED WITH A STATIONARY RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE TEXAS COASTAL
BEND THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W
WATERS TUE NIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY THU
WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH FRI. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA TUE INTO
WED...THEN DRIFT W WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E
FROM FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WED AND THU...AND TO THE
FAR NE PORTION FRI.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.