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FZNT27 KNHC 282114
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL INLAND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 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 NEAR
MOBILE ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY SAT...FROM NEAR TAMPA
FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN MOVE E OF
AREA LATE SUN. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N E OF 93W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W SUN...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
S OF 22N NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT AND 20 TO 30 KT N OF 22N. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N.
.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 THROUGH 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 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 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE.

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