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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM EST TUE JAN 5 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...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL
VEER EASTERLY THROUGH WED AS 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.
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA. REINFORCING SECONDARY COLD FRONT
FROM 31N73W TO VERO BEACH FL. FRONTS WILL MERGE TONIGHT FROM
31N59W TO26N66W TO 23N80W...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 THROUGH WED. LOW
PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WED NIGHT IN THE BAHAMAS...LIFT NE AND
DEEPEN THU AND THU NIGHT...AND PASS NE OF THE AREA FRI. INCREASING
POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE LOW THU THROUGH FRI.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.