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FZNT27 KNHC 220229
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT WED MAR 21 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 FROM 29N89W TO 18N93W WILL STALL FROM
30N88W TO 18N92W LATE TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE THU.
WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU. ATLC HIGH
PRES EXTENDS W INTO GULF E OF 90W FRI AND SAT. A WEAK FRONT
PUSHES S INTO NE GULF SUN SPLITTING ATLC HIGH PRES AND BECOMES
DIFFUSE ON MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AT
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E
OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 23N ENDING
EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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