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FZNT27 KNHC 172132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST FRI FEB 17 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA TO 28N90W AND
TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL LIFT N TONIGHT AND SAT AS LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO
ACROSS LOUISIANA AS IT DEEPENS THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING
A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE STRONG FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT
NIGHT...FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY SUN...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AND SLIDE
EASTWARD SUN ALLOWING FOR SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE NW
WATERS SUN...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY
EARLY TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST
TUE...AND REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 21N 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...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT ...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE.


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