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FZNT27 KNHC 220833
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 22 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 WILL INCREASE OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS TODAY...AND SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI...THEN STALL
FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N96W SAT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SE TEXAS TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 92W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO
35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...S OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SW OF TROUGH FROM 25N96W TO 19N91W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. NE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 24N 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 TO
N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW WATERS.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI
NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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