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FZNT27 KNHC 212149
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 LATER TONIGHT AND WED...THEN
INCREASE THU IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW GULF THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SHIFTING
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 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 7 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 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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