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FZNT27 KNHC 242112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 PM 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 1021 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N90W WILL MOVE E TO THE
WESTERN ATLC BY LATE WED 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. WINDS DIMINISH SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS
IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGGING TOWARD NORTHERN GULF
COAST. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...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. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.