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FZNT25 KNHC 021444
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016

...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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM VENICE FL TO 23N94W
THEN TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD
AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD SUN...PASSING SE OF THE GULF
WATERS SUN NIGHT LATE INTO EARLY MONDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS EXPECTED MAINLY N OF THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION MON AND MON
NIGHT...BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH
PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO FORT PIERCE
FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TO STALL FROM 31N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS
TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
NEAR 28N79W EARLY SUN AND MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT PASSING 30N75W
LATE SUN NIGHT INTO SUNRISE MON. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
SW THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON MON...THEN
REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON TUE...AND BEGIN
STALLING FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT INTO WED.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO 
SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... THEN...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N
OF 27N.