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FZNT27 KNHC 150301
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT NE OF THE
AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS
LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 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 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.
.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.
.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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .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.
.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 AND 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.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.
.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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