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FZNT27 KNHC 302101
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 CENTER 1031 MB OVER GULF STATES
MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. VERY WEAK TROUGH
LIES DOWN ALONG COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT BRINGING IN MID TO
UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
SAT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND TO 5 FT S OF 27N.

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