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FZNT27 KNHC 161518
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE
INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES ARE
EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STRONG NW GALES EXPECTED
OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE
WESTERN WATERS WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN
THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE
30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.