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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 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 DOMINATES AND PREVAILS OVER THE GULF
WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
GULF WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT
EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...MOVING OFF THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT
MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF
VERACRUZ FRI MORNING...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF N OF 24N FRI AND FRI NIGHT...CONTINUING OVER NE
PORTIONS FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN
BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF
VERACRUZ STARTING SUN AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 IN N SWELL. 
.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 IN N SWELL. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N48W SW TO NW
HISPANIOLA WHERE IT STARTS TO DISSIPATE. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE
THROUGH THU WHEN IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES
BUILDING ACROSS THE SE CONUS WILL SHIFT S AND THEN SE OVER
FORECAST WATERS THROUGH EARLY FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM
30N74W...ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT
MORNING. BY SUNDAY MORNING THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM 30N64W TO
EASTERN CUBA...AND FROM 30N61W TO WESTERN HISPANIOLA SUN NIGHT.
GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NW WATERS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE
FRONT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.