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FZNT27 KNHC 131512
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON FEB 13 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 ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY THU AFTERNOON THEN STALL FROM N
FLORIDA TO 27N90W TO NE MEXICO FRI AFTERNOON. A LOW PRES MAY
FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF LATE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 95W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
. TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT NW
PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING
SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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