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FZNT27 KNHC 161451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF
AND HIGH PRES OVER WESTERN ATLC WHICH HAS PROCUCED VERY STRONG
WINDS AND SEAS TO 10 FT FINALLY RELAXES AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS
SIGNIFICANTLY. COLD FRONT BRIEFLY STALLS OFF TEXAS COAST
TUE...WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NE WED AND WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF FRONT
DISSIPATE OVER N FLORIDA ON THU AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS
COASTAL PLAINS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.