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FZNT27 KNHC 160908
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU FEB 16 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 WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT
AND WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THEN LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL FORM IN THE NW GULF FRI
NIGHT THEN MOVE RAPIDLY NE SAT INTO THE SE U.S. WITH COLD
FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AND MOVE
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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. AREAS OF RAIN AND 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND 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...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 21N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W NE TO
E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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