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FZNT27 KNHC 051536
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN FEB 05 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 EXTEND FROM FAR W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BID
BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...WITH GALES
DEVELOPING ALONG MEXICAN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. FRONT TO STALL TUE AND DRIFT NW AGAIN WED AND THU. N
TO S TROUGH AHEAD OF FRONT ALONG 86W/87W EXTENDS S THROUGH
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO NW CARIB WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR
22N86.5W WILL INTERACT WITH UPPER TROUGH TO PRODUCE VERY
ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH MON. THROUGH TO DRIFT
VERY SLOWLY E THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES TO BUILD S IN WAKE OF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW PORTIONS. SE OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 95.5W THROUGH TONIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95.5W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N NEAR 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
W OF 94W TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
EVENING... EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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