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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC TO ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD THU THROUGH
SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW
LOUISIANA COASTS 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 OVER A PORTION OF
THE SW ZONE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
27N W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W
OF 95W 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF
27N W OF 95W 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N AND W
PARTS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. 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...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT INTO
SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
EARLY... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 14 FT... THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT ...EXCEPT FAR NW PART SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW PART TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 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. PATCHY DENSE
FOG NW PART THU NIGHT.
.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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 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 TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PART AND YUCATAN CHANNEL 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N S TO SW
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART S TO
SW 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PART AND
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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