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FZNT25 KNHC 052106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 PM 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...STRONG NE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NE GULF. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON WED THEN
DIMINISH TO FRESH ON WED NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS EARLY THU...REACH THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON THU NIGHT
WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N90W.
THE LOW WILL MOVE E REACHING TAMPA BAY LATE FRI. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...AND STALL
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUN NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 24N71W THEN
BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY TO A WEAK LOW PRES OVER CUBA AT
22N79W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS
EARLY WED DRAGGING THE FRONT N AS A WARM FRONT. THE LOW WILL
TURN NE REACHING NEAR 27N74W ON WED NIGHT WITH MINIMAL GALE
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE N QUADRANT OF THE LOW. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO PASS 31N69W EARLY ON THU NIGHT AND PASS NEAR BERMUDA
LATE THU NIGHT WHILE TRAILING A COLD FRONT S TO HISPANIOLA ON
THU AND FROM 25N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE ON FRI. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS ON ON SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST ON SUN.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.