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FZNT25 KNHC 202139
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
439 PM 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 OVER FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH EARLY
THU AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI
FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI. WINDS
TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE NORTHERN
GULF...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SUSTAINED WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY OFF
VERACRUZ EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA FRI
NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL
LATE. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
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...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL
LATE.
.SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.