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FZNT25 KNHC 120926
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 AM EST MON DEC 12 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BASIN. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN
AND NE GULF WED NIGHT...THEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU
NIGHT. HIGH PRES THAT WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO 
SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL BECOME 
ESTABLISHED ELSEWHERE OVER THE BASIN TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS
LATE WED NIGHT...AND REACH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN LATE
THU...THEN WEAKEN INTO FRI. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FRONT WITH THE ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXPECTED TO BRING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO MUCH OF
THE FORECAST WATERS.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. TS
OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SW TO W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.