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FZNT27 KNHC 240345
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...STRONG SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS N WATERS IN ADVANCE OF
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF EARLY FRI. FRONT REACH
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN STALL
FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DRIFT N SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS
ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS AREA LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 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 E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING
NE AT 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 11 FT SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.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...
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT FRI
NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N E
OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22 NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE
SUN. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 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 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 9 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E 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 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 SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 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 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N AT
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 AT 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 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.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE MON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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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