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FZNT27 KNHC 210237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
937 PM 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 OVER FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH EARLY
THU AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI
FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI. WINDS
TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE NORTHERN
GULF...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SUSTAINED WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY OFF
VERACRUZ EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA FRI
NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING FRI...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT
IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.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. 
.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 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL
LATE.
.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 TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 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. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.