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FZNT27 KNHC 051505
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 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...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF 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 AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH 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 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.