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FZNT27 KNHC 232124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU FEB 23 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...SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS N WATERS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF
WATERS EARLY FRI MORNING. FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING THEN STALL FROM
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 21N94W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE
SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL DRIFT N SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE AREA
LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N FRI NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT
S OF 26N BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT S
OF 26N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. .SUN...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL. E OF 93E E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AHEAD OF FRONT BY EVENING. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W LATE FRI AFTERNOON
AND N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9
TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7
FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE ON MON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN THE
FLORIDA CURRENT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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