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FZNT27 KNHC 240833
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
333 AM EST FRI JAN 24 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 LIES FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA THROUGH
27N95W TO NE MEXICO...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS FOUND OVER NW WATERS
THIS MORNING AND SHIFTING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE
WATERS TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. 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...STRETCHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE FAR SW GULF LATE TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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