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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
928 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

UPDATED FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE

...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 OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE ON MON AFTERNOON...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON EVENING.
GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SW AND S
CENTRAL GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT 
EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.