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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST SAT JAN 28 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 STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRES CENTERED
JUST SE OF LOUISIANA WILL BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES
THAT BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HIGH
PRES AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD E ACROSS THE GULF INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO THE
EASTERN PORTION SUN THROUGH MON. SLY RETURN FLOW THEN SETS UP
OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 93W BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W...AND NE
15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 93W BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF
21N 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT IN THE FAR SE PART S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
TODAY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
....EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.MON...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF
26N. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.


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