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FZNT27 KNHC 050157
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
857 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO
WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE SW GULF EARLY THU.
THE WESTERN HALF OF A SECOND FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE WILL STALL AND LIFT N AS A WARM
FRONT TONIGHT OVER THE NW GULF AS THE EASTERN HALF SAGS S AND
STALLS OVER S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N
THROUGH LATE THU AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW
GULF EARLY FRI MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS THE SE GULF BY LATE
SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE IN THE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN...SHIFTING TO E EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.