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FZNT27 KNHC 260313
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT FEB 25 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W
TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AND
DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS
GULF THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN
LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND TO NE OF AREA LATE THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN E
SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN E
SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 22N...
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 22N E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF RAIN
BEHIND FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST W OF 87W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS
OF RAIN N OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FEW AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N
OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT MON
NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT MON. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.
.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.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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