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FZNT27 KNHC 180824
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT FEB 18 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...A WARM FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL
MOVE N OF THE AREA TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER
NORTHERN MEXICO. THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO REACHING LOUISIANA
TONIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN
EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS
SUN NIGHT...THEN SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY TUE.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF
FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N
WATERS WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART
WED NIGHT.

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