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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST SUN JAN 29 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 FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY S MON AND DISSIPATE
MON NIGHT INTO TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NE TEXAS
WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT
ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS
THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 94W TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W
SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF
93W 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 95W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE
LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.


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