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FZNT27 KNHC 221512
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1112 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO
WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WED REACHING THE NE WATERS
THU...AND MOVE E OF AREA FRI ALLOWING THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION. A BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD BUT WEAKEN FRI AND SAT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.