000
FZNT27 KNHC 131516
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST FRI JAN 13 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 FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA
TO 21N93W TO 18N94W WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT
E SUN AND MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF
TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 715
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N
TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W
OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF
96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 EXCEPT
TO 9 FT 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...BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N LATE.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


$$