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FZNT27 KNHC 242117
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT AND 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 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E
OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 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 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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