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FZNT27 KNHC 211524
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1024 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 ANCHORED N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E
TODAY WHILE WEAKENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S
ALABAMA SW TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRIDAY MORNING
AND WILL EXIT THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE
FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT MAINLY 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. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AND EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG
SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL.
.SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 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... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 WARNING...

.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 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 25 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.