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FZNT27 KNHC 040301
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1001 PM 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...A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 23N87W TO
19N91W WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS EARLY MON. FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG ACROSS THE FAR NE GULF
ON MON AFTERNOON WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING S ACROSS THE
ENTIRE NE WATERS BY THU NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON WED
NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT PASSING E ACROSS THE NW GULF ON
THU...ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF ON THU NIGHT AND THROUGH THE NE
ON FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.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...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.