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FZNT25 KNHC 070822
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
322 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE SE AND S CENTRAL
GULF IN THE WAKE OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT SE OF THE AREA WILL
DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
ELSEWHERE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NW TO SE THROUGH EARLY
WED. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF
WATERS TUE NIGHT...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE WED...WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT.

...GALE WARNING S OF 25N...

.TODAY...S OF 25N...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KT AFTER SUNRISE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO
13 FT LATE. N OF 25N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N74W TO 23N80W 
WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO 27N72W TO 22N77W LATER THIS MORNING...
THEN WILL STALL FROM 29N65W TO 27N68W TO 21N77W LATE TONIGHT.
POST-FRONTAL NORTHERLY GALES N OF 27N W OF THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH
AROUND SUNRISE TODAY. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL RETURN N
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON THU...CONTINUING N ON FRI AND
PASSING ACROSS 31N ON FRI NIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF A NEW COLD FRONT
WILL DROP S OF 31N SAT WITH FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW BASIN WIDE
BY LATE SAT.

...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...

.TODAY...N OF 27N...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT AFTER SUNRISE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 14
FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 9 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 8
FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 8 FT IN THE GULF STREAM.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.