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FZNT27 KNHC 040846
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
346 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE S OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT...THEN VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOMING EASTERLY TUE THROUGH
WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY
THU WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.