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FZNT27 KNHC 241511
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 24 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 WARM FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT N
OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH WED
AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF WED AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE THU... FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...AND

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE
TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW W
OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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