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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 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 MISSOURI TO THE RIO GRANDE
RIVER VALLEY AND E OF THE SIERRA MADRE RESULTING IN FRESH TO
STRONG 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 FRI. WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN NW
GULF SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW.  

.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...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 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 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 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...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W THROUGH
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE N COAST OF CUBA. REINFORCING SECOND
COLD FRONT ENTERS AREA ALONG 31N75W TO CAPE CANAVERAL. SECOND
FRONT OVERTAKES FIRST FRONT AND BOTH SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
BAHAMAS TUE...THEN BECOME 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 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.