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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN JAN 01 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 FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM 27N82W TO 24N90W TO 19N95W MON MORNING
REACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING TUE AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO NEAR 25N90W LATE WED
THEN INTO THE SE GULF FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW W OF 90W.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NW
HALF MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E
OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT W OF 95W FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W
FRI.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 95W...
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO
30 TO 35 KT FROM 20N TO 24N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF 21N MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 21N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S
THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST
S OF 25N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF
26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N
OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS N OF 26N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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