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FZNT25 KNHC 040844
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
344 AM EST WED JAN 4 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...REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL
CATCH UP WITH A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT LATER TODAY. THE MERGED
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
BY LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS THU
NIGHT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF
THE FRONT...WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER NW WATERS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL
REACH FROM BERMUDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA LATE
TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THU. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO S FLORIDA FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF
27N...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N
OF 27N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...
AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N.