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FZNT27 KNHC 162101
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
401 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY
MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE
SW GULF OF MEXICO MON...THEN WEAKEN FROM TAMPA TO EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE...AND EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY MOVE E TUE AND WED AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU THEN RACE ACROSS THE GULF
FRI...FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.