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FZNT27 KNHC 031502
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

...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...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDS FROM LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TX WILL INCREASE WINDS TO
GALE FORCE S OF 25N W OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND SUN. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
EVENING AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN THEN
MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG E-NE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP E OF 90W TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF
26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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