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FZNT27 KNHC 040915
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 04 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...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY AND
EXTENDS FROM 29N89W TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SUN. FRONT DRIFT SE
AND STALLS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.
STRONG N WINDS OVER SW GULF WATERS BEHIND 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 FRONT ACROSS W CENTRAL PORTIONS OF GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N AT 20 KT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT.
.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 E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT FROM 24N
TO 26N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS
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.
.TONIGHT 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 KT EARLY
SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 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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