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FZNT27 KNHC 021522
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1135 AM CST THU FEB 02 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG NORTHERN GULF WILL
STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT
AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO BY LATE SUN THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON. STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG W OF 93W.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE
TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN NIGHT AND MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT AND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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