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FZNT27 KNHC 020243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
943 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE AT 24N94W WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 27N93W
LATE TONIGHT PULLING A WEAK WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE AND INLAND NEAR
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND ON THU WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT
SE ACROSS THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS
EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF
ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN LATE AND PASS THROUGH THE SE WATERS
ON MON.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS COASTAL WATERS.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.