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FZNT27 KNHC 152124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN JAN 15 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 1031 MB OVER SE LOUISIANA WILL SHIFT NE
AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE. THIS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF TUE EVENING. THE FRONT
WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA SW TO NE
MEXICO BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
IT BECOMES STATIONARY INTO THU BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
PATCHES OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NW PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN EARLY EVENING INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF
27N E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT
IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO
E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 6 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W AND S
OF 21N E OF 95W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF 93W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 21N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO
N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
22N EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 22N...AND NW TO N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER FAR
N AND W PORTIONS. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 5

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...
SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N W OF 87W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W E TO SE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR S.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST FAR S.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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