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FZNT27 KNHC 110858
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 11 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 THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N90W THEN ALONG THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF THU THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND EXIT BY
LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11
FT LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E 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 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 5 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING N
TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 KT S OF 21N W OF
95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF
21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF
95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF
95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
LATE. .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.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
KT N OF 28N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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