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FZNT27 KNHC 081502
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 08 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH
WED THEN MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
WED. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE THU...FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI...AND
E OF GULF SAT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 30N BEHIND THE FRONT.

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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W
OF 95W EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 T0 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W WED NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 KT IN THE EVENING SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W
LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED.
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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