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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 535 AM CST THU FEB 02 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N E OF 90W WILL BE
REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FROM THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
THAT BUILDS S ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THROUGH FRI.
THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS LOW PRES
DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE SUN...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
INDUCE A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WITH THE EXPECTATIONS OF GALE
FORCE WINDS OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...UPDATED
UPDATED TO INCLUDE FOG FOR TONIGHT
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT THROUGHOUT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5
FT NW PART LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN NIGHT AND MON...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N E OF
95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W.
.SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO
N 20 TO 25 KT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW TO N
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
22N E OF FRONT AND 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
E OF 89W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE TO E N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 89W BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS
10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E OF
84W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN N OF
26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SW TO S 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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