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FZNT27 KNHC 120922
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 12 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 TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS JUST
MOVING INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO THIS MORNING AND FROM N
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...EXITING THE GULF
WATERS ON FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE
FRONT OVER THE SW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG 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...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. .TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 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 SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.
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 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.

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

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