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FZNT25 KNHC 051449
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
949 AM EST THU JAN 5 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...WITH GALES POSSIBLE MAINLY S OF
24N AND W OF 90W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT AND MON. 

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N OF 20N W OF 91W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING
TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO
N SWELL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TONIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST SAT MORNING BRINGING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS TO MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA SAT THROUGH MON. THE
FRONT WILL RACE SE...REACHING FROM 31N64W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM 31N56W TO THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC MON AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE IN THE EVENING...
THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT EARLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N 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. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.