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FZNT27 KNHC 230228
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE
GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF AREA MON
NIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON NIGHT
WITH INCREASING SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE AND
SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE
DEVELOPS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.