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FZNT27 KNHC 271445
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N96W WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS TEXAS WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO
FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 25N TO 27N 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR
NW PORTION.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING
TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.


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