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FZNT27 KNHC 030314
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG NORTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE LATE MON AS BROAD LOW PRES OVER YUCATAN MON MOVES
INTO GULF AND ENHANCES NE WINDS OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL GULF.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SW GULF LATE SUN AND

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 28N AND AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 29N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE 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...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 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.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS DEVELOPING N OF 28N LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 22N TO 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
22N TO 28N.

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