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FZNT27 KNHC 180336
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL MAINTAIN
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WHICH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS TUE. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE MON
NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF
93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT S OF
25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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