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FZNT27 KNHC 051455
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
955 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL
VEER EASTERLY THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE
AREA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS THU AND SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS
THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF EARLY SAT AND BE REINFORCED AS IT REACHES FROM DESTIN
FLORIDA THROUGH 26N90W TO MEXICO NEAR 19N96W BY SAT NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO
25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.