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FZNT27 KNHC 301442
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 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...ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH SAT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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