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FZNT27 KNHC 260323
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N95W TO 23N98W. FRESH
TO STRONG SLY WINDS ARE NOTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT FORECAST TO
REACH FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATER
TONIGHT... FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
THU NIGHT... AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI
NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE REGION SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N
OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL
BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE NE GULF LATE SUN INTO

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR TSTMS. .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 8 FT.
.FRI..N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 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...EXCEPT NW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN
COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S 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 TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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