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FZNT27 KNHC 170333
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 33N WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY
FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S
OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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