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FZNT27 KNHC 082148
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016

...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 IS MOVING SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N94W TO TUXPAN MEXICO LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL RACE S ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST AT
20 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS
FRONT THROUGH LATE FRI AS THE FRONT REACHES TO ALONG 23N ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GULF AND THEN SW INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY SAT AND SAT NIGHT
ACROSS THE SW GULF AS THE FRONT SINKS S TO THE N YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND CHANNEL. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF WATERS MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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