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FZNT27 KNHC 260923
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 26 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 20N97W. FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS ARE NOTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WHICH
WILL REACH FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU
NIGHT... AND WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
BY FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO
MODERATE N TO NE WINDS TO THE GULF SUN...PUSHING THE FRONT SE
OF THE AREA BY MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI..N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 94W
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S
OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N.

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