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FZNT27 KNHC 301535
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON JAN 30 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER GULF STATES MOVE OFF SE U.S.
COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN
GULF THROUGH WED. WARM FRONT LIFT NE ACROSS NW AND MID GULF TUE
NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST
LATE FRI FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED 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 TSTMS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
.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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 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. ELSEWHERE NE 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.
.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 SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N
OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 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.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE S OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND TO 5 FT S OF 27N.

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