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FZNT27 KNHC 270929
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW
TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA
TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO
NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS
WEEKEND WILL THEN PUSH THE WEAKENING FRONT A LITTLE S TO
VICINITY W CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. THE HIGH WILL BRING
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. SLY
RETURN FLOW WILL THEN 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
.TODAY...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT..SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 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 15 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 94W WINDS E
TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION SE
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N...AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
FAR SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N
LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 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
.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT S 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 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...EXCEPT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.


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