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FZNT27 KNHC 170301
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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
QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED NIGHT... THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
THU. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATE THU AND
FRI IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 WED NIGHT.
.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 AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 93W
E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N
PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N SE TO S 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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