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FZNT27 KNHC 130303
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 12 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS SETTING UP OVER W WATERS
TONIGHT AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE N
GULF THROUGH TUE...STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO
THE CENTRAL GULF WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...
EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON AND
SHIFTING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 24N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT S OF 20N E OF 93W.
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH 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.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF
26N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT
W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 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.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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