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FZNT27 KNHC 181435
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
SHORELINE WILL LIFT INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS
OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL RACE NE TO S LOUISIANA
TONIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN
FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT SPREADING
TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 BEHIND FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SHOWERS AND
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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...DIMINISHING TO
20 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.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 W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 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 SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.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 OF
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.

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