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FZNT25 KNHC 270315
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1015 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 84W S OF 26N WILL DRIFT NW
AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A TROUGH OVER THE
SW GULF EXTENDS FROM 24N96W TO A NEARLY STATIONARY 1014 MB LOW
AT 21N94W. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONTAL
TROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND REACH THE VICINITY OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE EARLY ON SUN. IT WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE
WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NW GULF ON SUN EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR
THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE MON...AND TO JUST SE
OF THE GULF BY EARLY TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD
OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 29N75W TO NEAR 
S FLORIDA  WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER TROUGH 
S OF 25N ALONG 71W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS THROUGH 
FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST 
SUN...AND REACH 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA MON AFTERNOON...AND FROM 
NEAR 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION ON SUN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT 
WITH STRONG NW FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS FOLLOWING IN ITS WAKE.

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N
W OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.