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FZNT27 KNHC 071450
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED MAR 7 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 NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING...STALL AND WEAKEN W OF 95W IN THE
WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT EARLY.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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