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FZNT27 KNHC 030315
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR
23N82W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22N85W TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
IN FROM THE N... SETTLING TO NEAR 26N90W WED NIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU...DISSIPATING
FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE SAT.

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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW HALF LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 3 FT E OF 94W.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 94W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN TO 6 TO 8 FT
TUE NIGHT. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO
S FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF
26N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 26N.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 26N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING
TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N
OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED
NIGHT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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