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FZNT27 KNHC 011503
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012

...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 WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT AND DRIFT NE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD S
OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT
E OF THE AREA SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT SE TO OFFSHORE THE
TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN WHILE STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHEASTWARD BEHIND IT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO
NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING NW
TO N 25 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 26N.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N OF 28N
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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