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FZNT27 KNHC 251516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
THIS AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...AND EXIT THE
REGION SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE NE GULF BY

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S
TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING W TO NW 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI..NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. 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 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

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