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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...DEEPENING LOW PRES 1004 MB NEAR MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING E-NE ALONG N GULF COASTAL
WATERS. SOUTHERLY GALES HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING WITHIN
180 NM E AND SE OF LOW...AND WILL SHIFT NE IN TANDEM WITH LOW
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SAT EVENING...AND
MOVES E-NE...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN.
STRONG GALES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS W AND SW PORTIONS OF LOW AS IT
SHIFTS ACROSS THE BASIN. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE
THE WINDS OVER THE GULF MON AND TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
EARLY.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING... THEN...BECOMING NW TO N
5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO
30 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.