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FZNT27 KNHC 212121
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 NEAR THE TEXAS COAST WILL STALL
AND DRIFT N OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON 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.
A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 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 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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