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FZNT27 KNHC 070255
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
955 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF WATERS WILL MOVE
S OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WILL END ACROSS THE N
CENTRAL AND NE GULF WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT PERSIST TILL
SUNRISE IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WATERS INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE
WED...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF
WED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST ON FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
TILL MIDNIGHT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
TILL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.