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FZNT25 KNHC 231447
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
947 AM EST MON JAN 23 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 LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT EXITED THE SE GULF EARLIER THIS
MORNING. ASSOCIATED LARGE AND DANGEROUS SEAS WILL PROPAGATE
EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUE THROUGH
WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED... THEN ACROSS THE BASIN
THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF ALONG 22N FRI.  

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
RACE EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE TODAY. THE FRONT IS 
ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 23N BOTH E 
AND W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE AREA 
WED...SHIFTING E THU AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE 
FLORIDA COAST LATE THU. THAT FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS MAINLY N OF 27N THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.