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FZNT27 KNHC 021513
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 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...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS/SW LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY SAT WILL INCREASE
WINDS TO GALE FORCE S OF 23N W OF 95W SAT EVENING THROUGH SUN.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...
THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND
SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 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 DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.

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