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FZNT27 KNHC 181631 CCB
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

CORRECTED TYPO

...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...A COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL 
REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W THEN S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS 
THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT QUICKLY N THU NIGHT AND FRI 
IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER THE NW WATERS ON SAT. REMNANTS 
OF THIS SECOND FRONT WILL LIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY 
FLOW RETURNS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEARLY FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN 
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS
NORTHERN WATERS.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR
CALM. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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