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FZNT27 KNHC 092111
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 20N94W DRIFTS NW THROUGH EARLY
FRI AND WILL BE ABSORBED INTO A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO
21N91W BY EARLY SAT...AND SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NE GULF LATE SAT.
WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO THE
CAROLINAS. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE...AHEAD OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W
TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. S OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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