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FZNT27 KNHC 030258
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED FEB 02 2011

...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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 25N88W
SW TO 19N93W WILL REACH FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOW DOWN AND BECOME
STATIONARY FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING
NEAR 24N92W WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT S TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT ON FRI AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND ACCELERATES NE. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF...LATE FRI INTO
SAT...AND TO E OF THE GULF LATE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN
BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S 28N W OF 95W FRI...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN MOVING E OF AREA.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT OVER SE PORTION.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W...AND
1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 95W FRI...
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N W OF 95W NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.
SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND
NW OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BECOMING
NW SWELL THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...SUBSIDING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN
ALONG AND NE OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...4 TO 7
FT N OF 23N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
22N W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N W OF 95W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SHIFTING NW N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR S.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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