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FZNT27 KNHC 162128
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST THU FEB 16 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST SE OF MOBILE
ALABAMA SW TO 28N95W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO INLAND OVER
FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI
AND FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER S TEXAS. THE LOW WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. SAT AND SAT NIGHT WITH A
COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT
EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY
SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHES
OF DENSE FOG EARLY. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 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 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 94W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 93W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 23N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT...THEN N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20
KT FAR SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT FAR SE PART.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND
5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
S OF 27N.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TUE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.


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