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FZNT27 KNHC 200839
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
439 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF
WATERS WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT INLAND
OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES WILL ATTEMPT TO SHIFT
SE INTO THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEK...DISSIPATING BY THE END OF THE
WEEK. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.