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FZNT27 KNHC 170153
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
953 PM 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...A COLD FRONT WILL WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND
EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO ON TUE...EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED AND MOVE E
OF AREA THU. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER N FLORIDA THU
NIGHT AND FRI AS AN E TO W RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.