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FZNT27 KNHC 140923
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE FEB 14 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 26N97W WILL MOVE TO THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT E THEN NE...LIFTING N LATE WED. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED
NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO THU
AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. LOW
PRES WILL BRIEFLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
TO NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TO 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 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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