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FZNT27 KNHC 100309
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 1014 MB AT 21N94W DRIFTS N TO 25N BEFORE
BEING ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N91W BY
EARLY SAT...AND SE OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH
THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO THE CAROLINAS. SE RETURN
FLOW INCREASES OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE AHEAD
OF LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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 FRI NIGHT. 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...N OF 22N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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
TSTMS N OF 27N.

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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