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FZNT27 KNHC 290841
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 29 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 RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS
EARLY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF THE
AREA SUN NIGHT. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE SW ZONE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND
SUN...
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 93W 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING S
TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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