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FZNT27 KNHC 161442
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND
FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 30N92W TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING
THEN FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU MORNING THEN
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W FRI MORNING
PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN...EXCEPT GALE FORCE
OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE
FROM THE S MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO OVER THE CAROLINAS
THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW BY SUN.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. PATCHY FOG
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.