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FZNT27 KNHC 250911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT WED APR 25 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 27N87W WILL MOVE ENE TO THE
WESTERN ATLC THIS AFTERNOON 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

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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.