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FZNT27 KNHC 170217
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
917 PM 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...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA BECOMES
STATIONARY FROM 28.5N89W TO 999 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W THEN
COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. A SQUALL LINE LIES APPROXIMATELY 150 NM
AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 23N. THE LOW MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE
INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OVERNIGHT...DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES
ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
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. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
WATERS THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT WITHIN
90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.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 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF
LOW PRES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N 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 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 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.