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FZNT27 KNHC 290846
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAR 29 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...AN ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING W ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S
AND BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 27N THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN WATERS SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS LATE MON NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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