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FZNT27 KNHC 160840
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
NIGHT...THEN STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU...AND
MOVING N ON THU NIGHT INTO FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
OVER WATERS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 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 BECOMING SE TO S OVER NW WATERS
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO
20 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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