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FZNT27 KNHC 171509
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1009 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AREA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL END THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG NW FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF TODAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR NE
GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
GULF THROUGH FRI...LEAVING GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E
WINDS INTO MON. NE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY
LATE MON AS ANOTHER FRONT SAGS INTO THE AREA. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N TODAY FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N
OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.