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FZNT27 KNHC 211502
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 21 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE TEXAS COAST
AND DRIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF MON THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE
AND WED AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN S TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
.WED...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

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