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NWS Forecast

FZNT27 KNHC 140232
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 13 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
THE COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W WILL REMAIN N
OF 25N AS IT MOVES E THEN NE...LIFTING INTO THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE LATE WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST WED NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE
MEXICO THU. LOW PRES WILL BRIEFLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
NW GULF LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

TONIGHT
W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT WED NIGHT.

THU
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W

TONIGHT
W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N AND 5 TO
8 FT N OF 21N.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.

WED AND WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
110 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

SAT
W OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W

TONIGHT
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART AHEAD
OF FRONT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

TONIGHT
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED AND WED NIGHT
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

THU
N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SAT
N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.