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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1015 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 NW TO N WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE E GULF
TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM THE W TO E
TONIGHT. GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS THE W GULF TONIGHT INCREASING TO FRESH W OF 91W ON SUN
NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM
PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NEAR VERA CRUZ TUE EVENING...AND REACH
FROM CENTRAL FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING. NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED
AND WED NIGHT. 

...GALE WARNING...

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

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO E CUBA THIS EVENING...AND FROM
31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING...AND FROM 30N58W TO
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUN EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS N AND NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH
TONIGHT THEN SHIFT N OF AREA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON MON AND TUE.

...GALE WARNING...

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