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FZNT27 KNHC 082053
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SW TO A WEAK 1017 MB LOW AT 21N94W AND TO 19N94W. THE LOW WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE TROUGH LIFTS SLOWLY NE. STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING SE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRI AS THE LOW THEN LIFTS NORTHWARD. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST
TO QUICKLY TRACK NE TO THE MIDDLE GULF BY FRI NIGHT BEFORE
MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF SAT AS A
HIGH PRES RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SUN. THE RIDGE THEN BEGINS TO SLIDE EASTWARD TO THE FAR NE
GULF BY LATE MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS W OF THE AREA.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. PATCHES
OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N
OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 21N NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. S OF 21N E OF 94W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT AND NE
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.
S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...SHIFTING TO E PORTION
EARLY SAT AND TO E OF AREA LATER SAT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF
95W. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT
N OF 22N E OF 95W 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM
23N TO 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N W OF 87W BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N AND S OF 23N 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N...AND
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

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