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FZNT27 KNHC 020843
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
343 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE NEAR 24N94W EXTENDS WARM FRONT NE TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NE AND INLAND NEAR
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EARLY TODAY 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. THIS COLD FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND SHIFT SE OF THE
AREA MON NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.