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FZNT27 KNHC 010921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 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 CENTER 1024 MB OVER NE GULF MAINTAIN
STEADY FLOW OVER MODERATE E-SE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF BASIN.
COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY TODAY AND QUICKLY REACH FROM BIG
BEND FLORIDA TO 25N92W TO 20N97W LATE TODAY AND SE OF AREA
TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF FRONT MON WITH
STRONG N BREEZE ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH BY LATE
TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NE GULF WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT NW HALF MON
NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE AND 6 FT W OF
94W. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 95W MON AND MON
NIGHT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS AT 25 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 21N W OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E AT 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 21N
W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AT 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 11 MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND
9 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
NW TO N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT S OF 25N
AND TO 1 FT N OF 25N THU.

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