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FZNT27 KNHC 312122
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE JAN 31 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...MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT...EXTEND FROM
LOUISIANA TO TX/MEXICO BORDER SAT...AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 KT W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 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...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N
AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS N 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 N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SE TO S. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N 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...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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