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FZNT27 KNHC 271536
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 27 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 29N83W TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD N
OF AREA ACROSS SE U.S. SAT AND PUSH WEAKENING FRONT S OVER CUBA
SUN. HIGH PRES BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE TO EASTERN GULF
SUN AND MON. FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW SETS OVER NW GULF LATE MON
AND TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
W OF 93W AND 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 20 KT W OF 95W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.MON...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. 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 INCREASING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND 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
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
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING N AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 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 INCREASING TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

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