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FZNT27 KNHC 240322
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON JAN 23 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 26N97W DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASE TUE NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS
OVER TEXAS. COLD FRONT REACH ENTER NW GULF WED AND REACH FROM
LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI THEN SE OF GULF SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF
90W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE TUE NIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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