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FZNT27 KNHC 272122
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 27 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...A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N96W WILL
SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS TEXAS WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 28N INTO THU.
THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD FRI AND SAT ALLOWING
FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS
LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PART 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT N OF 22N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR
NW PORTION.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N
PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

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