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FZNT27 KNHC 221447
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN JAN 22 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 COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND
WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN
FLOW INCREASES TUE AND WED AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT AND LIE FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S THU. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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