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FZNT27 KNHC 201512
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY
TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN
TEXAS LATE TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE
NE PORTION WED AND THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP
OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE..N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3
FT N OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO
SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.

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