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FZNT27 KNHC 041537
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 ACROSS SE TEXAS WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS
COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOUTH OF
MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SUN MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN
DRIFT SE AND STALL FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON. STRONG N WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SW GULF WATERS BEHIND
FRONT LATE SUN AND MON. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW
CARIB AND E YUCATAN MON TO DRIFTS N AND EXTEND INTO SE GULF
MON NIGHT THROUGH WED AND ENHANCE NE WINDS N OF FRONT...ACROSS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S 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 5 FT BUILDING TO6 TO 8
FT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS TONIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN SHIFTING NE 10 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT
BECOMING N 20 KT NW 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 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
10 TO 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
TO 5 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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