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FZNT27 KNHC 052128
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
428 PM EST THU JAN 5 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 THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NW GULF TUE.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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