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FZNT27 KNHC 162118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON JAN 16 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...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 IN
RESPONSE TO LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 WED
NIGHT.
.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 AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO
S TO SW SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S
OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AFTERNOON. 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...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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