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FZNT27 KNHC 042112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 PM 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...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM NW MISSOURI TO THE RIO
GRANDE RIVER VALLEY RESULTING IN NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
TONIGHT. WINDS VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME EASTERLY TUE THROUGH
WED AS THE 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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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