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FZNT27 KNHC 062114
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 26N85W 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 SW
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE MORNING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF
THE GULF LATE WED. 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
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
SE TO S SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO 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.
.WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW HALF TONIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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
3 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.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 W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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