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FZNT27 KNHC 031448
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 03 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 RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE GULF WATERS
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
THU AND FRI. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE N SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
THU. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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