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FZNT25 KNHC 230909
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST SAT JAN 23 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 PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH
MINIMAL GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE E GULF
TODAY...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM THE
W TO E TONIGHT. GENTLE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS
THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INCREASING TO FRESH ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF W OF 91W ON SUN NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE...AND MOVE
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT. NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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 IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO NW CUBA
 WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO E CUBA THIS EVENING...EXTEND FROM
31N68W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN...AND STALL ACROSS THE
TROPICAL  WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO ON SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT
THEN SHIFT N OF AREA ON SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON MON AND TUE AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST LATE TUE NIGHT
AND REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE WED NIGHT.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND W 25 TO 35 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS N 10 TO
15 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.