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FZNT25 KNHC 160312
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 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 TAMPA BAY THROUGH 26N83W TO 22N90W
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE
NW GULF LATE SAT AND PASSES E ALONG 28N-29N...DRAGGING A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. GALES ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY
IN THE W AND SW QUADRANTS OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL PASS N OF
THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE AND MOVE NE OF THE AREA WED. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS N CENTRAL WATERS
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA N OF 29N THROUGH SAT AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST...WILL
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. 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.