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FZNT27 KNHC 022129
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON JAN 02 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...COLD FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 22N90W TO
19N94W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS S
OF 23N W OF 95W WILL DIMINISH EARLY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY
THEN STALLS ALONG 95W N OF 23N THU AND DISSIPATES FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S AT 15 KT W
OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE TUE
NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 95W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO
10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
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 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND TO 7 FT S OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6
FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUBSIDING 15
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO
10 FT LATE TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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