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FZNT27 KNHC 240309
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1009 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA IS PUSHING A COLD
FRONT INTO THE NORTH WATERS. THE NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...SHIFTING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT AND MOVE NE THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE NE
PART OF THE GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO PUSH ANOTHER
COLD FRONT INTO THE N WATERS BY MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.