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FZNT27 KNHC 072115
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 07 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO A WEAK
LOW NEAR 29N86W 1011 MB. A COLD FRONT TRAILS SW FROM THE LOW TO
25N87W TO 19N95W. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N
TONIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS NE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE TO A
POSITION FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY
THIS EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED AND
MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS LATE WED
AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE
OF GULF LATE FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E ALONG 30N BEHIND

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W EARLY WED NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT S OF 27N
W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W MON
NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT EARLY WED NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT WED
NIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
FAR N PORTION. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2
TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W 30 TO 35
KT EARLY THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...AND S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT EARLY
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW
TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. AREAS OF RAIN.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM SE
OF FRONT SW 20 TO 30 KT AND NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 6O NM S OF
FRONT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 75
NM SE OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING

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