000
FZNT27 KNHC 080906
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU MAR 08 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 WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF
THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING THEN STALL AND WEAKEN W OF 95W IN THE
WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT THEN DISSIPATE INLAND SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TO0NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 95W.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF
YUCATAN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF
95W. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
95W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$