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FZNT27 KNHC 231509
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON JAN 23 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 WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE NIGHT AND
WED AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE THU...AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
FT. .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 LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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