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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST WED FEB 01 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT AND DRIFT E THROUGH THU. STRONG HIGH PRES FROM THE
U.S. SEABOARD WILL BUILD S OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF
THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SAT AS LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW WILL DRAG
A COLD FRONT SE TO OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
EASTWARD BEHIND IT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART LATE.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.


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