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FZNT27 KNHC 090243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA
SW TO 28N94W TO JUST N OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS IS SLOWLY MOVING E.
THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON WED...AND REACH THE FAR
EASTERN GULF BY WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS N AND
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF
FRI...AND PRODUCE A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FRI.
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY E TO THE MIDDLE GULF THROUGH SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTEREDD SHOWERS AND
TSTMS EALRY. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 0 TO 1 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 0 TO 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.