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FZNT27 KNHC 150836
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 15 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 TROUGH OVER THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE
INLAND MEXICO EARLY MON. HIGH PRES OVER MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TODAY AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP
OVER THE NW WATERS AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS
MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...THEN
STALLS ALONG 25N WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF TROUGH NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THUS NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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