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FZNT27 KNHC 310917
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 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 SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 25N FROM THE WESTERN
ATLC TO NORTHERN MEXICO. A WEAK HIGH PRES AREA WILL FORM ALONG
THIS RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
HIGH PRES...MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OFF THE TEXAS COAST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THIS COAST ON

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART TODAY.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4
TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT EARLY.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 T. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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