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FZNT27 KNHC 132120
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT CLIPPING THE N WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE LOUISIANA BY TUE MORNING REACHING THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE WED. 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...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
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 AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT
WED NIGHT. 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 FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
110 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
W WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S 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 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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