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FZNT27 KNHC 201509
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1009 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES AND PREVAILS OVER THE GULF
WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
GULF WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT
EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...MOVING OFF THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT
MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF
VERACRUZ FRI MORNING...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF N OF 24N FRI AND FRI NIGHT...CONTINUING OVER NE
PORTIONS FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN
BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF
VERACRUZ STARTING SUN AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.