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FZNT27 KNHC 132020
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL PRODUCE FRESH
TO STRONG SE TO S FLOW W OF 90W TONIGHT AND SAT...WITH THESE
CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF BASIN THROUGH
MON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE MON...STALL OVER
THE NW WATERS TUE...AND MOVE BACK INLAND TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE
EXTEND E TO W ALONG 28N ON WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.