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FZNT27 KNHC 250313
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 30N83W TO 27N90W TO 20N96W REACH
FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 18N94W EARLY SAT THEN STALL FROM
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 AREA THROUGH WED.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER IN 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 NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. E OF 93W SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 LATE SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
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 THROUGH 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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