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FZNT27 KNHC 061432
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 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 NEAR 27N87W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF.
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING THEN
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE
TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W THIS AFTERNOON.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N E OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 25N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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