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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST MON JAN 30 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...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE
EASTWARD AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
LATE WED. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE NW AND MIDDLE
GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED
BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. W OF 93W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SHIFTING TO
SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO
6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N.


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