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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST TUE JAN 31 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 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 COAST
TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY
SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 28N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTM
ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF 94W SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF
92W AND N OF 22N E OF 92W.
.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 TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. ISOLATED S OF 26N.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF 27N EARLY.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN
N OF 26N.


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