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FZNT27 KNHC 120318
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...A COLD FRONT ACROSS SE PORTION WILL STALL AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF EARLY THU...AND QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.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.
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 5 TO 8 FT. 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.
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF
25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
26N.
.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. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT. .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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8
FT S OF 25N.

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