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FZNT27 KNHC 151436
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT... EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO THU...THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
AND SAT. A LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW
GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT WITH
A COLD FRONT SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 SHIFTING N
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 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
2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 95W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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 SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND

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