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FZNT27 KNHC 070856
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT JAN 07 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 26N82W WILL SHIFT E TODAY WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF.
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM
SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO TUE
MORNING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TUE NIGHT...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY 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 8 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 W
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 LATE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS 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
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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 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 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SHIFTING NE TO E AT
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 25N AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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