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FZNT27 KNHC 160257
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS S-SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WED...FROM
TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN WEAKEN
AND BECOME STATIONARY THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 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.
S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.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 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO
3 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 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 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.. SEAS 7 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N 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 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 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 BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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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