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FZNT27 KNHC 112106
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...THE COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
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. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NORTHERN MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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