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FZNT27 KNHC 220336
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 FLOW OVER NW GULF WATERS SPREAD E
ACROSS ENTIRE GULF LATER TONIGHT AND WED IN ADVANCE OF STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT. FRONT REACH FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND SE OF AREA

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...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N AT 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE 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.
.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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 KT BECOMING NW AT
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N AT 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. .SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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