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FZNT27 KNHC 300252
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...ATLC RIDGE EXTEND INTO EASTERN GULF ALONG 27N
THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE OVER WESTERN ZONES SUN AS
COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW GULF LATE MON. FRONT BRINGS STRONG N
WINDS AND SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 90W TUE AND BEYOND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N AT 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE
MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT 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 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW AT 20 KT N OF 28N LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AT 20 KT N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.

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