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FZNT27 KNHC 231405
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 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 REINFORCING DRY COLD FRONT WILL RACE S ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE HIGH WILL
SHIFT SE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...AND MOVE E TO NEAR TAMPA
BAY WED WITH A STATIONARY RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE TEXAS COASTAL
BEND THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W
WATERS TUE NIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY THU
WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 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 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.