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FZNT27 KNHC 111449
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 11 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W WATERS
SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON NIGHT
AND MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH TUE...STALLING FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY WED.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 93W...AND W WINDS BEHIND FRONT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
MON NIGHT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8
FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS D OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3
TO 5 FT N OF 25N...7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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