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FZNT27 KNHC 090929
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU FEB 09 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...LOW PRES 1016 MB AT 20N93W DRIFT N THROUGH EARLY
FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS REST OF AREA. LOW
PRES IS ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT OVER NE GULF SAT. FRONT MOVE E
OF AREA LATE SAT AND RIDGE BUILD IN ITS WAKE WITH STRONG E-NE
WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE
WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND S OF 26N E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N WINDS AT 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N.
.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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N TO 24N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL N OF 22N E OF 95W.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
25N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 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.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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