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FZNT25 KNHC 040241
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
941 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017

...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...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE
MEXICO MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AS THEY NEAR
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN RACE THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
W OF THIS FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. 

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NW
WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA
EARLY THU...THEN STALL BRIEFLY THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE E AGAIN
LATE FRI REACHING FROM 31N63W TO E CUBA EARLY SAT. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OF THE UNITED STATES COAST SAT MORNING REACHING
FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.