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FZNT27 KNHC 050825
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
325 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE SE GULF WITH GALE FORCE WINDS E OF
IT WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. A VERY STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
QUICKLY REACHING FROM 30N86W TO 26N91W TO 21N97W
TONIGHT...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF
BEHIND THE FRONT. 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 WARNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE E OF 91.5W UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE W OF 86W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.