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FZNT27 KNHC 022132
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU FEB 02 2012

...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 RIDGE ALONG NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SUN THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF
LATE SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF FRONT NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN NIGHT AND MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT AND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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