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FZNT27 KNHC 041359
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
859 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE
SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME
EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N
OF THE AREA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY THU WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.