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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI MAR 09 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO 27N95W TO 21N97W WILL MOVE BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT
SAT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE INTO THE
AREA FROM THE NE TO THE SW GULF THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 27 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE...THEN SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W. .SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SAT NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.

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