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FZNT27 KNHC 241540
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1140 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N94W WILL MOVE E TO NEAR
TAMPA BAY WED NIGHT AND TO E OF THE AREA THU WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING W TO THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH SAT. THE COMBINATION OF
THE RIDGE AND DEEPENING LOW PRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN
GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY
FRI WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.