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FZNT27 KNHC 280841
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE FEB 28 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL THEN RETREAT E FRI AND SAT
ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 BUILDING 6 TO 8
FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY 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 BUILDING 7 TO
9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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