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FZNT25 KNHC 032106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 PM EST SUN JAN 3 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 THE FLORIDA STRAITS
THROUGH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW AT 22N94W TO 18N93W. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE ENTIRE FRONT E
THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS EARLY MON. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO STRONG ACROSS THE FAR NE GULF ON MON AFTERNOON WITH
THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING S ACROSS THE ENTIRE NE WATERS BY THU
NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON WED NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT PASSING E ACROSS THE NW GULF ON THU...ACROSS THE N CENTRAL
GULF ON THU NIGHT AND THROUGH THE NE ON FRI. 

.TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AT 30N73W WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT E TO A POSITION FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
STALL FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA ON TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT OVER THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON WED NIGHT AND THU AND LIFT NE TOWARDS BERMUDA
ON THU NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DEVELOPS TO THE S OF THE LOW.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.