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FZNT25 KNHC 250245
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 PM EDT TUE APR 24 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 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N89W WILL MOVE E TO THE
WESTERN ATLC BY LATE WED WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE TEXAS
COAST THROUGH SAT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND DEEPENING
LOW PRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF BEGINNING
TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY FRI WITH
LITTLE CHANGE INTO SAT. WINDS DIMINISH SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS
IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGGING TOWARD NORTHERN GULF
COAST. 

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 19N69W WILL
MOVE SLOWLY E AND DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E TO S OF BERMUDA THROUGH
THE N CENTRAL ATLANTIC...WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 28N. THIS
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS S OF 25N WED THROUGH SUN.  

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.