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FZNT27 KNHC 090315
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED FEB 08 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...A 1014 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 20N93W WILL DRIFT N
THROUGH EARLY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL MERGE WITH A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT
OVER THE NE GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PASS E OF THE AREA
SAT AND RIDING WILL BUILD BEHIND IT THAT WILL SLIDE INTO THE
FAR EASTERN GULF BY LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 93W WINDS TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY S OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FRI.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N
OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N
W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W N OF 22N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W S OF 22N N
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
22N.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF
95W. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 95W 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N W OF 87W BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO
3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...AND
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

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