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FZNT27 KNHC 222113
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
413 PM EST FRI JAN 22 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 EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA NEAR CEDAR KEY
THROUGH THE SE GULF TO MEXICO NEAR 24N84W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
NEAR 21N87W WILL RACE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THIS
EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF LATE SAT
INTO SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS
COAST ON MON. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 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 LESS THAN 5 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.