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FZNT27 KNHC 070857
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST SAT JAN 7 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 FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AROUND SUNSET TODAY. AN AREA OF STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT SE TO ACROSS THE FAR SW
GULF WATERS THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE
TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING THIS
EVENING WITH A FRESH E BREEZE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. A FRESH NOCTURNAL BREEZE IS FORECAST
ACROSS THE NW GULF BEGINNING TUE NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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.