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FZNT27 KNHC 012130
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED FEB 1 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 WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT AND DRIFT NE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD S
OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN SHIFT
E OF THE AREA SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING
AND EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SUN MORNING
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON
MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHEASTWARD BEHIND THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 25 TO 35 KT WINDS IN SW GULF W OF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SUN AND MON...
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT
S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 26N.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5
TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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