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FZNT25 KNHC 010312
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
27N91W WHERE IT BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY TO 21N95W. THE COLD
FRONTAL PORTION WILL CONTINUE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO
24N91W ON FRI WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION MEANDERS BETWEEN 94W
AND 95W WITH GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING W OF THE FRONT LATE FRI
THROUGH SAT EVENING. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ON SAT WILL
MOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT SE OF THE GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT. POST
FRONTAL HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON
AND TUE WITH THE NE FLOW INCREASING TO STRONG ACROSS THE NE GULF
ON TUE AFTERNOON.  

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE
TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO FORT PIERCE FLORIDA ON
FRI...FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS ON SAT...STALL FROM 28N65W TO
NW BAHAMAS SAT EVENING THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
LATE SAT NIGHT. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT NEAR 27N79W ON SUN AND RACE NE ALONG THE FRONT PASSING N
OF 31N ON MON WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS ON TUE...WITH THE FRONT STALLING FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA
ON TUE NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.