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FZNT27 KNHC 030831
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
331 AM EST FRI JAN 3 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 26N82W TO 21N90W TO
17N93W WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE
CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO DIMINISH BY
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH WITH SEAS
SIGNIFICANTLY SUBSIDING BY SAT MORNING AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
SETS UP IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW WATERS BY SUN AFTERNOON REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N95W BY MON MORNING...PUSHING SE
OF THE GULF MON EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET
UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS BY TUE NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...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.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.