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FZNT27 KNHC 072147
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 PM EST WED DEC 7 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
THE SW GULF NEAR 22N96.5W HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY AND
WILL REACH THE CENTRAL GULF THU MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THU MORNING AND
GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS
WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND
THIS NEW COLD FRONT THU THROUGH LATE FRI AS IT REACHES THE
SOUTHERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY SAT AND
SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE SW GULF AS THE FRONT SINKS INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
WATERS MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.