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FZNT27 KNHC 140848
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT JAN 14 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 CENTERED OVER THE NW COASTAL PLAINS WILL
SHIFT NE OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER
THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH
FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...AND FROM TAMPA
BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE LATE TONIGHT. 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW
WATERS. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS.
.WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS YUCATAN PASSAGE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 27N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR
NW WATERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...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 20 TO 25 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF
26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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