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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
THU. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM LATE THU AND FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...AND 2
TO 3 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT... HIGHEST FAR SE PART NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR N PORTION.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
26N BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF
25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S
PORTION.


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