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FZNT27 KNHC 140233
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI JAN 13 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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXITING
THE GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND MON WHILE ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...EXTENDING FROM
28N83W TO 26N95W TO 21N97W BY LATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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