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FZNT25 KNHC 072146
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
446 PM EST WED DEC 7 2016

...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 WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
THE SW GULF NEAR 22N96.5W HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY AND
WILL REACH THE CENTRAL GULF THU MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THU MORNING AND
GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS
WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND
THIS NEW COLD FRONT THU THROUGH LATE FRI AS IT REACHES THE
SOUTHERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY SAT AND
SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE SW GULF AS THE FRONT SINKS INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
WATERS MON. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA THIS EVENING...AND MOVE E OF THE
AREA THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST EARLY THU...AND REACH FROM 31N66W THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
THROUGH LATE FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF MERGING FRONTS WILL
SUPPORT A BROAD AREA OF STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS W OF 70W 
THIS WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.