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FZNT27 KNHC 270257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI
NIGHT...THEN STALL AND 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. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET
UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON INTO TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 94W...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF
21N W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.MON... N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NW PART
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND
5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.

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