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FZNT27 KNHC 032130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI FEB 03 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 CENTERED OVER EASTERN U.S. WILL
SHIFT SE OFF N CAROLINA COAST EARLY SAT THEN INTO W CENTRAL
ATLC SUN. COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON
AND EXTEND FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO BY SUN MORNING...BRIEFLY STALL THEN MOVE SE AND STALL
AGAIN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE
FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER FAR W AND SW GULF WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE SUN THROUGH MON MORNING. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH
ACROSS FAR NW CARIB AND E YUCATAN ON MON TO DRIFT N AND EXTEND
INTO SE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AND ENHANCE WINDS N OF OLD
FRONT ACROSS SE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE WINDS W OF 95W
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG NW HALF LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SAT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N TO NE 15 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N W OF 95W SUN. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 8 TO 10 FT SW PART LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT
FAR SW PART.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE SAT
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT W OF FRONT...INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE SUN AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 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. 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO
7 FT N OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 25N. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ALONG AND SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20
KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 26N...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
24N E WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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