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FZNT27 KNHC 042125
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI FEB 04 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...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO
A WEAK 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
NEAR 18N94W. THE LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA TONIGHT
DRAGGING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL AND MOVE N OVER THE
SE PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN WHILE DISSIPATING. HIGH
PRES WILL SHIFT E ALONG THE NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST SUN EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT. A THIRD COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY WED REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WED EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE...THEN SHIFTING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SE PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW PART.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT FAR SE PART.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT N OF 26N LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN
NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN
BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 27N
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE
AND INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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