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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
945 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 MISSOURI TO THE RIO GRANDE
RIVER VALLEY AND E OF THE SIERRA MADRE RESULTING IN FRESH TO
STRONG 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 FRI. WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN NW
GULF SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW.  

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