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FZNT27 KNHC 220912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST FRI JAN 22 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 EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY INTO TONIGHT PRECEDED BY A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
GALE FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS W OF THE
FRONT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND ACROSS
THE NE GULF ON SAT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF ON
SAT AND SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST
ON MON. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE ON WED WITH NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.