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FZNT27 KNHC 070305
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 PM EST FRI JAN 6 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 EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL RACE SE THROUGH
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SAT NIGHT WITH ITS WESTERN END
REACHING THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST
TONIGHT AND SAT. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER MUCH
THE NORTHERN GULF INTO SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING LATE SAT...WITH A
FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED BRIEFLY ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON
TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO
30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.