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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 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 NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS MON
NIGHT 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 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W 4 TO 5 FT.
.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 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
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 DEVELOPING FAR N PART..
.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 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 20 TO 25 KT
AND SW 15 KT SE OF FRONT EARLY SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. 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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