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FZNT27 KNHC 230911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A DRY COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL
QUICKLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER MUCH
OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTION THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN THROUGH TONIGHT. INCREASING SE
FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION BEGINNING ON TUE AND
SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE
DEVELOPS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS COAST. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 IN NW SWELL. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.