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FZNT27 KNHC 261451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO A WEAK 1015 MB LOW AT 22N94W THEN S TO
18N94W. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY LIFT NW AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH
THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AND DISSIPATES
THROUGH MON NIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE
GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NE TEXAS TO EASTERN
LOUISIANA LATE ON WED AND SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THU. LONG PERIOD
NE TO E SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST
THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN E SWELL. E OF 93W N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF
94W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF
27N W OF 94W 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT NE SWELL. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W.
AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL S OF 26N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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...EXCEPT N OF 28N SHIFTING TO SW.
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N LATE. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


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