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FZNT27 KNHC 210944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TODAY
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE FRI...AND REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO S OF VERACRUZ
MEXICO BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY
BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. NORTHERLY GALES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE VERACRUZ AREA BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRI
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. EXPECT FRESH TO
STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ LATE SUN AND SUN
NIGHT...DIMINISHING THROUGH EARLY MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO
35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SHIFTING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 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. SEAS 3 FT.