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FZNT27 KNHC 222146
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...SW RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH
FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI
EVENING... THEN GRADUALLY STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING. GALES EXPECTED BEHIND
FRONT FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME SE GULF SUN AS RETURN FLOW BEGINS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 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 AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
FAR NW PORTIONS MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI AND SAT...
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT FRI EVENING THEN N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED 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...S OF 22N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 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 NW OF FRONT FRI. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING
TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. 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...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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