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FZNT27 KNHC 261521
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 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 EXTENDING FROM 30N91W TO 20N97W WILL
REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT... FROM SW
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA
KEYS TO YUCATAN CHANNEL 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 EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO
NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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