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FZNT25 KNHC 071539
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 AM EST THU JAN 7 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...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 29N94W TO 25N95W WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH
FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF
TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT AND PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE
BASIN...EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING
AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT
MORNING BEFORE EXITING THE REGION BY SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES N
OF THE AREA DOMINATES THE GULF MON. 

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

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE FOUND AROUND AN OCCLUDED 997 MB
LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 29N74W. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS NE OF THE LOW
TO 31N70W WHILE A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N73W THROUGH LONG
ISLAND TO CUBA NEAR 21N77W. THUNDERSTORMS LIE ALONG A
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO 25N71W. THE LOW WILL PASS
THROUGH 31N70W THIS EVENING AND TRAIL A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE TURKS AND CAICOS TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
NE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA SUN NIGHT AND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA LATE MON.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF
27N. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.