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FZNT25 KNHC 060314
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1014 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 WINDS 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 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...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO AN
ELONGATED  1014 MB SURFACE LOW PRES AT 23N79W. 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
WITHIN 150 NM OVER THE N QUADRANT OF THE LOW. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO PASS 31N69W ON THU EVENING 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...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...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 8 FT. 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.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO 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 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.