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FZNT27 KNHC 082123
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN JAN 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...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM
SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING
E OF THE GULF LATE WED. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THU...STALLING ALONG 25N FRI MORNING
WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG NW HALF WITH VSBY 3 TO 5 NM.
.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 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT
LATE. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF
94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E
OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N 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. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N
AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20
TO 25 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...
THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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