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FZNT27 KNHC 071441
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES EXTENDS ALONG 26N FROM A HIGH
CENTERED OVER FLORIDA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER
THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF LATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW 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
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E
OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN 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
10 TO 15 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND 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.
WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. 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 ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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