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FZNT27 KNHC 221442
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 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 FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TO MEXICO NEAR 18N93W WILL RACE THROUGH
THE BASIN TODAY SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E
THROUGH 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. THAT 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.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF
94W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW
SWELL. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO 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 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.