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FZNT27 KNHC 280322
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N87W TO 25N95W DRIFT NW WHILE
BECOMING DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG
28N INTO GULF THU. RIDGE RETREATS E FRI AND SAT AS COLD FRONT
PUSHES OFF TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS LATE FRI. FRONT REACH
FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO 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...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND

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