000
FZNT27 KNHC 202126
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT...STALLS
OVER THE NW GULF COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS N OF THE AREA SAT
NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE SUN...REACHES
FROM 30N86W TO 23N98W MON MORNING...STALLS FROM W CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOMING
DIFFUSE LATE TUE. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE GULF
TUE...AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRES SHIFTING FROM S TEXAS TO
LOUISIANA LATE TUE AND WED. STRONG N WINDS FOLLOW A TRAILING
COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
94W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AN SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$