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FZNT27 KNHC 042106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN MAR 4 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES MON
THROUGH THU RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF BY MID WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7
TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF
22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL TUE NIGHT...AND 8 TO 12 FT
IN SE SWELL S OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF
26N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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