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FZNT27 KNHC 030926
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 03 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 JUST SE OF GULF TODAY MAINTAINS STRONG
TO NEAR GALE N-NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN E OF
92W...DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS 1030 MB HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NE
GULF. WEAK TROUGH ENTER FAR NW GULF LATE THU AND DISSIPATES
FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
10 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 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 KT
LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE TODAY THEN TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AT 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S FRI.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

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