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FZNT27 KNHC 010301
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...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 SAT AND EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO
BORDER SUN.

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. 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 AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW
PART LATE.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE.

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

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