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FZNT27 KNHC 201531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 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...LOW PRES CENTER 1003 MB OVER SE TEXAS DRAGS COLD
FRONT OFF THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT REACHES 29N93W TO
19N96W EARLY WED THEN 29N91W TO 19N93W EARLY THU WHERE IT
WEAKENS...STALLS AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE THU. STATIONARY HIGH
PRES CENTER 1018 MB OVER NE GULF WATERS BECOMES MAIN FEATURE
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN FRI AND
SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT
WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED NIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF DIFFUSING FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT N OF 20N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 21N TO 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT EXCEPT 6 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF DIFFUSING FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE WED
NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.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.
.SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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