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FZNT27 KNHC 240853
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ALABAMA TO NE MEXICO
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE...THEN STRENGTHEN FROM THE E ON WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N THIS MORNING.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N ON SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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