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FZNT27 KNHC 071552
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1052 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE
FLORIDA KEYS SW TO 22N94W. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COAST S OF
GALVISTON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...AND SUSTAINED
GALES OVER SECTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL AND SW GULF TONIGHT INTO
THU. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...THEN
LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT LEAVING A TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF. THIS
WILL LIFT N AS WELL THROUGH LATE SAT...AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 





NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.