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FZNT27 KNHC 220338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COASTAL WATERS STALL
AND DRIFT N OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT REACH NW
GULF EARLY MON AND WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN GULF MON
THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF
DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN S TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THIRD COLD FRONT
MOVE OFF 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 SECOND 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 THIRD
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 SECOND 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 THIRD 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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