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FZNT27 KNHC 212145
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 PM 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL REACH FROM
NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI THEN
SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT. GALE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
TONIGHT AND FRI MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND OFF THE
COAST OF VERACRUZ. 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. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL. 
.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. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.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. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.