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FZNT27 KNHC 042117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
AROUND MIDDAY SUN...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON MORNING...THEN RACE SE OF THE
AREA ON MON EVENING. GALE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT
OVER THE SW GULF AND ACROSS THE S CENTRAL WATERS ON MON WITH
NEAR GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF
BEGINNING LATE SUN NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON TUE AND
SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W BY WED NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE THROUGH THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... 

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30
KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF TEXAS COASTAL
BEND AND SE TEXAS COAST...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.