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FZNT27 KNHC 272113
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
413 PM EST WED JAN 27 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 NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
TO 25N93W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. A SURFACE
TROUGH EXTENDS ABOUT 150 NM SE OF FRONT...AND WILL REMAIN AHEAD
OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU EVENING BEFORE MERGING ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE TROUGH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT THAT WILL RACE NE
ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE W CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE FAR
SW GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24N96W
ON THU NIGHT AS THE FRONT EXITS THE E GULF. THE HIGH WILL THEN
SHIFT NE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA
ON SAT MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF FRI NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON
SUN AND PERSIST THROUGH NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. VSBY 2 NM. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.