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FZNT27 KNHC 080901
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 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 ALONG 26N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF
21N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 26N AND 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...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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