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FZNT27 KNHC 030252
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE TONIGHT.
MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY OVER THE SW GULF WILL END BY
SUNRISE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE FROM
THE NW ON FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF ON FRI NIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS ON SAT...IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. THIS COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE ON MON...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON MON
NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF WATERS ON TUE NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR
THE COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE NEAR
THE COAST DURING EARLY MORNING...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.