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FZNT27 KNHC 211509
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 21 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 AND WED...THEN
INCREASE THU IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW GULF THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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