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FZNT27 KNHC 211524
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 21 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N92W TO 18N95W MOVE E
AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 18N93W TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE
THU. PRESENT NEAR GALE SE WINDS DIMINISH DRASTICALLY TONIGHT
BECOMING A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE ON BOTH SIDES OF DIFFUSING
FRONT THU. ATLC HIGH PRES EXTENDS W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND
SAT. WEAK FRONT PUSHES S INTO NE GULF SUN SPLITTING ATLC HIGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING NE AT 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
FT TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING NE AT 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT S OF 25N
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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