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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 EXTENDING FROM 30N94W TO 22N98W WILL
SHIFT E AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 18N94W BY LATE WED...THEN
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM BY LATE THU. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL FRI AND
SAT AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 26N. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM 27N82W TO 26N86W
BY LATE SUN.

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 11 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS STRONG TSTMS
ALONG 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 AND THU NIGHT...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
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN....SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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