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FZNT27 KNHC 222129
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING AND FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN
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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4
TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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