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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST SUN FEB 19 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS MON
NIGHT...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING...AND DISSIPATE
TUE NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF
WED LIFTING NE BY THU MORNING AS ATLC RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM
THE E. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF FRI.

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...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 MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 25N WED.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF
25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR SE PART EARLY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON
NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.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...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE...EXCEPT N OF 28N W TO NW 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N EARLY.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WINDS...EXCEPT N OF 27N 25 TO 30
KT AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SHIFTING TO NW TO
N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.. EXCEPT N OF 27N 7 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SE
OF FRONT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N LATE.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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