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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
345 AM EST MON JAN 4 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE S OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT...THEN VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOMING EASTERLY TUE THROUGH
WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA. 

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W THROUGH
A WEAK LOW N OF THE BAHAMAS CENTERED NEAR 29N77W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS
TONIGHT AND PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS
THROUGH TUE... BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY AS A SHEAR LINE WED
FROM E OF TURKS AND CAICOS TO EASTERN CUBA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS N OF THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WED. LOW
PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THU IN THE BAHAMAS...THEN LIFT NE AND
DEEPEN THU NIGHT.

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.