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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 PM 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...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM NW MISSOURI TO THE RIO
GRANDE RIVER VALLEY RESULTING IN NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
TONIGHT. WINDS VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME EASTERLY TUE THROUGH
WED AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY
THU WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. 

.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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1001 MB LOW
PRES WELL N OF THE AREA NEAR 33N68W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TO THE N COAST OF CUBA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NW
WATERS TONIGHT AND PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE...FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY WED. 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 IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WED AND WED NIGHT IN THE
BAHAMAS...LIFT NE AND DEEPEN THU AND THU NIGHT...AND PASS NE OF
THE AREA FRI. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GALE FORCE WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THU INTO FRI. 

.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 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E
25 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF
27N. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N
OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE 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...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 27N.