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FZNT25 KNHC 210228
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 PM EDT MON AUG 20 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 TROUGH EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MX
WILL DRIFT E TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY WED THEN DISSIPATE
THU.

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL SLOWLY
LIFT N WED THROUGH SAT AS A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE AND AREA OF LOW
PRES APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SE FRI AND SAT.

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.