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FZNT27 KNHC 070256
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE MAR 06 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 WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF
THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT THE TEXAS
COAST FRI MORNING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AS A STATIONARY
FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY SAT AND MOVE BACK SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE WED.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30
KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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