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FZNT25 KNHC 130932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 AM EST TUE DEC 13 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. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PUSH
THE COLD FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND
WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH THE EASTERN GULF AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT AND FRI FOLLOWED BY MAINLY MODERATE
NORTHERLY FLOW WITH SOME POCKETS OF FRESH FLOW OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. E TO SE WINDS WILL SET UP OVER THE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
WATERS ON FRI...AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN
WATERS. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N75W TO 
29N79W WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE EASTERN WATERS
BY THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES E OF THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
TO SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S TO JUST N OF THE FORECAST
WATERS THIS MORNING...THEN STALL AS LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE N
CAROLINA COAST. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
TONIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED AND WED NIGHT...AND REACH FROM
31N76W TO  S FLORIDA THU...FROM NEAR 31N66W TO 27N73W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU EVENING...AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR 25N65W TO
THE SE BAHAMAS AND STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI EVENING.
THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL MOVE E OF THE BASIN LATER ON FRI
NIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION BEGINS TO DISSIPATE INTO SAT.
STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BRING FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
THU AND THU NIGHT ...VEERING TO NE TO E FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS FAR WESTERN PORTION.

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 27N TO
28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.