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FZNT27 KNHC 172109
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013

...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 TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NW FLOW
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL
DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...LEAVING GENERALLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE NE TO E WINDS INTO EARLY MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
STRENGTHEN ON MON THEN RELAX SOME ON TUE AS THE HIGH SHIFTS SE
OVER THE NE COASTAL PLAINS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.