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FZNT27 KNHC 081434
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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
THIS AFTERNOON. 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. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. AREAS OF DENSE FOG NW HALF WITH VSBY 3 TO 5 NM
TONIGHT. .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 4 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 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 S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. E OF
94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PART LATE. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN 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...W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E AHEAD OF
FRONT...AND BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N 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. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.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 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.

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