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FZNT27 KNHC 190818
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 19 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 OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...DRIFT W TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST
THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE INLAND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...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 NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT S
OF 21N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
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 SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WITHIN 150 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH 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.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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