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FZNT27 KNHC 172118
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 PM EDT TUE APR 17 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY AS IT REACHES FROM THE
FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE
THROUGH WED NIGHT PULLING THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SOME TO
THE E BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER NE WATERS THU. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL
EXTEND W INTO GULF LATE THU THROUGH LATE FRI. A STRONG COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT
NEAR FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.