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FZNT27 KNHC 051431
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON MAR 5 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 OVER THE SE U.S. THROUGH
THU WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS INTO THE GULF BY
MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.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 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N.
.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.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0
11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. 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 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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