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FZNT27 KNHC 040253
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
953 PM 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...POST FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY CLOCK TO
THE SE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS
SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA W OF 90W BY LATE SAT ALL IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON AND RACE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS
LATE MON WITH GALE WINDS OVER THE SW WATERS AND NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE REMAINING GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT
AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF
WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W ON WED
NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...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. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR
THE SE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE
SE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.