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FZNT27 KNHC 150943
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA SW TO
28N86W TO 26N90W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO INLAND MEXICO TO
NEAR TAMPICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON
SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT SUN THROUGH LATE ON
MON.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W SUN...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS W OF
94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON W OF 94W.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.