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FZNT27 KNHC 120846
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO NW YUCATAN TONIGHT
TUE...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THESE GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BEHIND FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER ALL WATERS THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
REACH SE TEXAS COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA SAT NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS
S PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI N
OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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