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FZNT25 KNHC 180912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST WED JAN 18 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 RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU
SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. A COLD FRONT
ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS TONIGHT
INTO THU...DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF DURING
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS
AND SEAS.  

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ZONES...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
THROUGH TODAY. THEN...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE N WATERS 
LATER TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE FORECAST
REGION TONIGHT. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT. FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES ON
FRI...REACHING THE  SE WATERS ON SAT WHILE WEAKENING.

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF
27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO
4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.