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FZNT27 KNHC 202121
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE
NW GULF WILL PUSH SE AND REACH A POSITION FROM 29N92W TO 19N95W
WED MORNING...AND THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 29N90W TO
19N92W BY EARLY THU. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL FRI AND SAT AS A RIDGE
BUILDS ALONG 26N.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 10 TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT WED
NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S OF 26N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF
21N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED
NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


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