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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST THU JAN 12 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 ACROSS THE SE PORTION WILL STALL AND
WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SW TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND EXIT THE GULF ON FRI.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SW
GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF GUSTS IN
THE FAR W PORTION OF THE NW GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND
STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 715
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S
OF 27N W OF 93W 8 TO 10 FT.
.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 N OF 28N BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 W OF 96W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W
BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S 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...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
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...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.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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