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FZNT27 KNHC 010839
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU MAR 01 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 EXTENDING FROM THE SW ATLC ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL START TO SHIFT EASTWARD FRI ALLOWING FOR A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS SAT
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA SUN
EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE SW ZONE SAT
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART.
.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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N
E OF 93W AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE. .MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. W OF 94W WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 26N 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT N OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT N OF 28N.

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