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FZNT27 KNHC 020841
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SARASOTA FL TO 23N93W
THEN STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. GALE FORCE WINDS W OF THE
FRONT IN THE SW GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. A REINFORCING SURGE
OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD SUN...PASSING SE OF THE
GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS
EXPECTED MAINLY N OF THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND. NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION MON AND MON NIGHT...BECOMING
EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N
OF THE AREA. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.