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FZNT27 KNHC 161431
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 FROM LOUISIANA TO SOUTH TEXAS WILL
WEAKEN OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL FORM IN THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT
THEN RACE NE SAT INTO THE SE U.S. WITH A COLD FRONT FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 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 BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. 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 E TO SE WINDS 15 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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...E WINDS 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 IN THE 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...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART SW 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT FAR SE PART 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...E WINDS 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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