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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 OFF N CAROLINA COAST SAT AND INTO W CENTRAL ATLC SUN.
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND EXTENDS
FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY
EARLY SUN. FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SE AND STALLS FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. STRONG N WINDS OVER SW
GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUN AND MON. BROAD LOW PRES
TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW CARIB AND E YUCATAN MON DRIFTS N AND
EXTEND INTO SE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AND ENHANCE NE WINDS
N OF OLD FRONT ACROSS W CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE
W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT
LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT SAT
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 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 NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT SAT NIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO
8 FT N OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 26N. AREAS OF LOCALLY DENSE FOG N OF 29N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. 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 AND SAT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT FROM 24N TO 26N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT 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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