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FZNT27 KNHC 200922
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 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...MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
CONTINUE AHEAD OF WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT.
THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE NW GULF WATERS LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS
N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF
SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N86W TO 22N95W TO 18N95W MON
EVENING. THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL DISSIPATE AS THE REMAINDER
OF THE FRONT MOVE E OF THE AREA ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
COMES BACK TO THE GULF TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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