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FZNT27 KNHC 181425
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 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...SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH
EARLY TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE THE TEXAS
COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TO ALONG THE
TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS IN LINES AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO
E 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 22N...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF
20N.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT S OF 21N DURING AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6
FT S OF 21N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. LINE OF NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
STALLING FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
E 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT
IN GULF STREAM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN GULF STREAM.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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