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FZNT27 KNHC 271514
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1014 AM EST SUN DEC 27 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE
TODAY...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...
THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY MON NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN
THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH LATE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
AREA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE REMNANT FRONT SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN
THE MORNING...THEN...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO
15 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. COASTAL DENSE
FOG WITHIN 30 NM OF ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.