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FZNT27 KNHC 150928
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 15 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
27N92W WILL WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI
TO NE MEXICO THU THEN STALL FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG THE
FRONT IN THE NW GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY MOVES TO FAR WESTERN
FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 24N89W TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW
FLORIDA SW NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AND SE OF AREA LATE
SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 92W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 92W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE WINDS
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20
KT FAR SE PART EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT FAR SE PART.

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