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FZNT27 KNHC 020907
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI MAR 02 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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS/SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING AND
FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN THEN SE
OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE S OF
23N W OF 95W BEHIND THE FRONT SAT EVENING AND SUN. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THEN
SLIDE EASTWARD MON AND TUE WITH A STRENGTHENING PRES GRADIENT
OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF.

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...BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE NW PORTION TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG FAR NW AND N PORTIONS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF
93W 15 TO 20 KT 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 23N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND
SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT EARLY...
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PART LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE
PART EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF
94W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 94W 7 TO 9 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 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...EXCEPT N OF 28N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF
26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT.
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 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
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 N 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.
.TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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