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FZNT27 KNHC 221531
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 E ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT/EARLY FRI. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 20N97W FRI
EVENING...THEN STALL FROM STRAITS F FLORIDA TO 22N94W SAT
EVENING. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME SE
GULF SUN AS RETURN FLOR BEGINS ACROSS NW PORTIONS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI AND SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE NEAR 10 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA
THIS EVENING. 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 BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 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 DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KT LATE. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.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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