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FZNT27 KNHC 200912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DROPS
SE. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF FRI NIGHT. THE LOW PRES WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF TO S OF LOUISIANA BY EARLY SAT WITH THE FRONT
EXTENDING TO TAMPICO MEXICO...AND REACH FROM THE BIG BEND AREA
OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN BY EARLY SUN. THE LOW PRES WILL TRACK
NE TO ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO SE OF
THE AREA BY LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FOR ALL
BUT THE FAR SE GULF MON AND TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.