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FZNT27 KNHC 270324
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 26 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...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS 27N89W TO 24N93W TO 19N93W
DRIFT W AND BECOMES DIFFUSE BY LATE MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS GULF WITH MODERATE SE-S BREEZE THROUGH FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E
OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF
TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
SUBSIDING NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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