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FZNT27 KNHC 300910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 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 ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES CELL WILL DEVELOP BY SUN.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE
SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW
PORTION OF THE GULF EARLY TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART TODAY.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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