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FZNT27 KNHC 170853
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 17 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 AROUND SUNSET TODAY. THE FRONT
WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF
CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL RACE BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER
THE NW WATERS SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 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 WED. 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...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TONIGHT. 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 SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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