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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 PM EST SAT JAN 16 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 FRM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA BECOMES
STATIONARY FROM 29N90W TO 1005 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N96.5W THEN
COLD FRONT TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
EASTWARD WHILE INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS
TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A
BROAD AREA OF GALES ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH
STRONG NW GALES EXPECTED OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. A NEW COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THU. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...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. SQUALLS
EXPECTED LATE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. SQUALLS
EXPECTED EARLY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 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. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE E OF THE FRONT N OF 30N.
THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W THIS
EVENING WITH GALES SHIFTING NE OF AREA. A DEEP LOW PRES SYSTEM
WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA SUN AND SUN
NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS AHEAD OF THE LOW AND FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING...FROM 26N65W TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING AND FROM 22N65W TO NW HAITI WED
BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA THU.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. 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 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.