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FZNT25 KNHC 152120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 PM EST FRI JAN 15 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH
26N85W TO 22N91W WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE NEW LOW
PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE AND MOVES E ALONG
28N...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. GALES
ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY IN THE W AND SW QUADRANTS OF THE LOW.
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE WINDS OVER THE GULF
MON AND TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NW WATERS WED. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS NW WATERS WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA N OF 30N THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...STRETCH FROM 31N69W
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 23N81W SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN
FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY BUILD
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
PRES SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA
SUN AND SUN NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF
27N AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS MON MORNING....FROM 25N65W TO
HAITI TUE MORNING AND PASS E OF THE AREA WED.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING.
WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO
10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.