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FZNT27 KNHC 230313
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY MON AND WEAKEN
THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES LATE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES
OFF SE COAST WED NIGHT. FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE THU AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE FRI.

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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT LATE.
.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...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF
96W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 25
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S THU. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILD TO 9 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 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 SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

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