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FZNT27 KNHC 250921
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 25 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...FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL ENVELOPE THE
GULF TODAY 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 TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
FRI...AND EXIT THE REGION SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT 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 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
SE PART EARLY.
.SUN...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT.

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