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FZNT27 KNHC 241532
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 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...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE W BAY
OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT
DRIFT N SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE WARNING S OF 26N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING
TO 13 FT S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT
25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 11 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING
TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N E
OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22 NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE
SUN. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE MON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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