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FZNT27 KNHC 032121
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...A RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WITH STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE GULF TONIGHT THEN DECREASING TO
BELOW 20 KT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WED. A WEAK TROUGH ENTERS
THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E
OF FRONT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS W
OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
N OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 26N AND BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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