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FZNT25 KNHC 080923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF THIS MORNING...REACHING GALE FORCE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
THROUGH LATE THU. A SECOND FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH LATE FRI...STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY
LATE SAT. EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE FRI
BETWEEN A TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO AND HIGH PRES N OF THE
AREA.

...GALE WARNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO 
THE N COAST OF CUBA WILL REACH A POSITION FROM NEAR 31N65W TO 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE STALLING AND 
DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WAKE OF  THE
FRONT WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU...AND BEGIN  TO
WEAKEN THU NIGHT INTO SAT WHILE SHIFTING EASTWARD. A WEAK 
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS ON FRI AS YET ANOTHER 
SURGE OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE AREA INTO MON. THE 
TROUGH WILL MOVE WESTWARD INLAND FLORIDA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. 

...GALE WARNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TODAY...S OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO
10 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT
N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.