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FZNT27 KNHC 051002
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 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 N GULF MOVE INTO CENTRAL GULF FRI
THEN DRIFT E OVER WEEKEND AS WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF
LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
SUN. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER FAR WESTERN GULF MON AND MOVE NE
WITH STRONG S WINDS AHEAD AND NEAR GALE FORCE NLY WINDS BEHIND

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
TSTMS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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

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