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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS
TODAY...AND REACH THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN INTO THU EVENING. A SECOND AND STRONGER 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 95W SW
TO W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8
TO 11 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...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 THU NIGHT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W
OF 95W NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 21N
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF
21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. S OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF
LINE 26N85W 23N90W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO
27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.
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 OF 28N 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 1 TO 2 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING
TO W LATER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE
PART EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO FAR SE PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
....BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AND 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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FORECASTER AGUIRRE


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