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FZNT27 KNHC 211509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1009 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW
WATERS WILL RACE SE OF THE AREA TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
BRIEFLY OVER THE NW AND AND W CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. THE GRADIENT
WILL RELAX LATE TONIGHT INTO WED WITH FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS BRIEFLY WED NIGHT.
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO
THE NORTHERN WATERS ON THU WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TO
GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS LATE THU.THE GALE CONDITIONS WILL
SHIFT S ACROSS THE EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON THU
NIGHT...AND SPREAD S ACROSS THE EXTREME SW WATERS ON FRI. WEAK
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT
AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.