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FZNT25 KNHC 200929
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
429 AM EST WED JAN 20 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...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH
THU AFTERNOON WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF. THE
COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...AND SE
OF THE GULF BY EARLY FRI NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
BEHIND THE FRONT OFF VERACRUZ FRI...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF N OF 25N FRI AND FRI NIGHT...CONTINUING
NE PORTIONS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE W TO E
ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT.
EXPECT FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W SW TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE AND WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
EXTENDING FROM SE U.S. TO NW CUBA WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI MORNING AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI AND STRETCH FROM
31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW
COAST OF HAITI SUN MORNING...AND FROM 22N65W TO E DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NW WATERS E OF
FRONT FRI EVENING...AND N OF BAHAMAS BOTH E AND W OF FRONT FRI
NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. 
.THU...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. N
OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT. N OF
27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO
13 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF
27N. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.