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FZNT27 KNHC 072110
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 07 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...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 26N FROM A HIGH
CENTERED OVER FLORIDA WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE
MAJORITY OF THE GULF PERSISTING THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED.
A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE W
GULF THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AFTERNOON.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 94W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10
TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN
NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25
KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S
OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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