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FZNT27 KNHC 031516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 03 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 RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WITH
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SW AND E HALF OF THE GULF TODAY THE
STRONG WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SE GULF TONIGHT THEN
DECREASE TO BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WED. WEAK
TROUGH ENTERS FAR NW GULF LATE THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING S TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO
5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S FRI.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. IN N SWELL.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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