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FZNT27 KNHC 100856
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 10 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...COLD FRONT FROM 29N94W TO 21N97W WILL REACH FROM
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN
PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVING ACROSS S FLORIDA AND THE
FAR SE GULF LATE WED. REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF THU QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH GULF WATERS AND EXITING BY
LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N
LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 20
TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S
OF 22N W OF 95W. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26 W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N
LATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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