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FZNT27 KNHC 310320
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WILL
ALLOW FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN
COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT IS 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E
S OF 22N E OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 93W TUE.
.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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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 27N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF TROUGH AND N
TO NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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