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FZNT27 KNHC 200832
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON FEB 20 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL
SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE NW WATERS TUE MORNING DISSIPATING BY TUE NIGHT.
A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS
WED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF THU NIGHT AND
REACH THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT THEN
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT AND 7 TO 11 FT FRI. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.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...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITH FRONT.

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