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FZNT27 KNHC 050250
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED JAN 04 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF THU AND FRI BEFORE RETREATING E OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 5
FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S
OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

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