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FZNT27 KNHC 160841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 AM EST FRI DEC 16 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 THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
23N88W. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM 23N88W TO E MEXICO.
THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF FROM FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE NW GULF BY EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND STALL FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS
FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.