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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST WED FEB 15 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...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF THU...THEN LIFT BACK
N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES
WILL FORM OVER THE NW GULF SAT THEN QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS SE
U.S. AS AN INTENSE LOW PRES SYSTEM WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT...FROM TAMPA
FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND TO SE OF
THE GULF LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
FOG EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 95W.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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 AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT... BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS .
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 21N W OF 93W...AND N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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 DIMINISHING TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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 BECOMING
NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT
FAR SE PART SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
4 TO 6 FT.


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