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FZNT25 KNHC 140935
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
435 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022

...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...Moderate to fresh NW winds over the eastern half of
the Gulf will continue through this morning. Southerly moderate
to fresh winds are forecast to begin tonight across the western
half of the basin ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter
the Gulf region by Sat morning. Strong to near gale force northerly
winds will follow the front, increasing to gale-force along the 
eastern Mexico offshore waters Sat and Sat night. Gale force winds
are briefly forecast for the NW and north-central Gulf Sat night.
The front will move E of the area early Sun afternoon. 

.TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 kt, shifting to E to SE less than 5 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 6 to 8 ft after
midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in W to
NW swell. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from a 1000 mb low located near
29N67W SW to the southern Bahamas. Gale force winds are ongoing 
east of the low and over the north-central offshore waters 
associated with a reinforcing cold front entering the region. Near
gale to gale force winds and building seas across the waters N of
27N will continue today and diminish tonight. Marine conditions 
will briefly improve on Sat ahead of a cold front forecast to 
emerge off the coast of Florida on Sun. Strong winds will start 
affecting the NW offshore waters Sat night, rapidly increasing to 
gale force winds Sun morning. Near gale to gale force winds will 
affect the waters N of 27N through Mon morning. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 30 kt N of
27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. 
.TONIGHT...S of 27N,NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,NW
winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 27N,SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,SE to
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 16 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.