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FZNT27 KNHC 142053
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 GULF WATERS 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 MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH
FROM THE FL BIG BEND REGION TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...FROM NEAR
TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...AND FROM SOUTH
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
95W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 THROUGH MON NIGHT...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
FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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