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FZNT27 KNHC 230909
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH
MINIMAL GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE E GULF
TODAY...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM THE
W TO E TONIGHT. GENTLE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS
THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INCREASING TO FRESH ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF W OF 91W ON SUN NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE...AND MOVE
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT. NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LESS THAN 5 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.