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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 AM EST THU JAN 21 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 ANCHORED N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E
TODAY WHILE WEAKENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S
ALABAMA SW TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRIDAY MORNING
AND WILL EXIT THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE
FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS BUILDING 12 TO
18 FT. NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VERACRUZ AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRI THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AND EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG
SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ANCHORED N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E
WHILE IT WEAKENS THROUGH EARLY FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING...FROM 31N64W TO EASTERN
CUBA SUN MORNING...AND FROM 22N65W SW TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
MON MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NW WATERS AHEAD
OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINLY N OF
26N.

...GALE WARNING...

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