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FZNT27 KNHC 080918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 08 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 BUILD SE ACROSS AREA THROUGH SUN. TROUGH
DEVELOP OVER EXTREME SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THROUGH SAT...THEN
SHIFT E ACROSS SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS OVER S PORTION.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. S OF 22N W OF 96W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 96W E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW OF TROUGH FROM 25N97W TO 18N93W NW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF
24N W OF 92W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF 92W
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO
20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE FRI. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE.

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