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FZNT25 KNHC 170215
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
915 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 FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA BECOMES
STATIONARY FROM 28.5N89W TO 999 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W THEN
COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. A SQUALL LINE LIES APPROXIMATELY 150 NM
AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 23N. THE LOW MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE
INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OVERNIGHT...DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES
ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
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 30 TO
40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FOLLOWED BY
SQUALLS LATE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E OF THE
AREA THROUGH SUN MORNING. 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 SOUTHERN BAHAMAS MON MORNING...FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE TUE MORNING AND FROM 24N65W 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 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 NW SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 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.