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FZNT27 KNHC 271540
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 AM EST WED JAN 27 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 E FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO 22.5N94W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON.
A SURFACE TROUGH LIES ABOUT 180 NM SE OF FRONT...AND WILL SHIFT
SE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU NIGHT BEFORE MERGING ACROSS
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND RACE NE ACROSS
N FLORIDA ON THU...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
MOVE TO NEAR 27N97W ON THU EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN
SHIFT NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA
ON SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI
NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 3 NM. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. VSBY 2 NM. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.