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FZNT25 KNHC 220237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
937 PM EST TUE JAN 21 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...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS
FRONT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX LATE TONIGHT INTO WED WITH FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS BRIEFLY
WED NIGHT. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD
FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON THU WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW
INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS LATE THU. THE GALE
CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF WATERS
ON THU NIGHT...AND SPREAD S ACROSS THE EXTREME SW WATERS ON FRI.
WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO
SAT AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA. A
STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON WED...THEN MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF
THE STATIONARY FRONT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON WED NIGHT. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 30N JUST W OF THE FRONT THIS
EVENING AND N OF 30N JUST E OF THE FRONT TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION THU AND FRI.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.