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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 PANAMA CITY FLORIDA SW TO 26N91W
WILL MOVE TO THE FAR NE GULF WED AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF N OF 26N THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...AND REACH FROM
MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO THU...THEN STALL FROM NORTHERN
FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM
ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF SAT...THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO THE
FAR WESTERN FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO
24N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE LOW WILL TRACK NE TO
ACROSS THE SE U.S. ON SUN WITH COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO 24N85W TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER
THE FAR NW GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 IN
THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
.FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 95W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT
IN S SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS 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.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT.


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