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FZNT25 KNHC 170233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
933 PM EST THU JAN 16 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...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS. A
SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL CLIP MAINLY THE NE GULF THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO E CUBA WILL MERGE
TONIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO
CENTRAL CUBA. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO E
CUBA FRI NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATE FRI. THIS FRONT WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD AND MERGE WITH THE STALLED FRONT SUN. THIS
MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA LATE SUN WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND LINGER THROUGH TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM
NEAR 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE EVENING.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.