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FZNT27 KNHC 191452
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN FEB 19 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS LATE
TONIGHT... SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON
NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE
MORNING DISSIPATING TUE EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. A
FEW SHOWERS SE PART EARLY.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PART LATE MON NIGHT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
...AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N...AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF
27N...AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF
27N...AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART IN THE EVENING.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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