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FZNT27 KNHC 071540
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 29N94W TO 25N95W WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH
FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF
TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT AND PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE
BASIN...EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING
AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT
MORNING BEFORE EXITING THE REGION BY SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES N
OF THE AREA DOMINATES THE GULF MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE IN
THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN...SHIFTING TO W EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.