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FZNT27 KNHC 170843
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 17 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND WILL LIFT N TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL RACE NE ACROSS E
TEXAS TONIGHT AND SAT...REACHING CENTRAL LOUISIANA SAT EVENING
WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT.
THE STRONG FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN
PASSING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUN NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS...AND SPREADS E ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W
OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W EARLY.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 93W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W
OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N W
OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E MON NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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