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FZNT27 KNHC 091529
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST THU FEB 09 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 21N94W DRIFTS 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 MOVES E OF
AREA LATE SAT. A RIDGE BUILDS 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5
TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF 92W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
92W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
22N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 22N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.


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