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FZNT27 KNHC 031502
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1002 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO NEAR-GALE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE
SW GULF W OF A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO
22N92W THEN S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A REINFORCING
SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT EVENTUALLY MOVING SE OF
GULF WATERS TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
REGION MON AND MON NIGHT...BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST TUE THROUGH
WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD. MODERATE
TO FRESH S-SE RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF
BASIN-WIDE THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO
25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...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. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.