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FZNT25 KNHC 170933
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
433 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015

...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 STRONG COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO
WILL REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ THIS MORNING....FROM NEAR
NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 24N92W TO THE SW GULF
NEAR 18N94W EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA SW 25N86W TO NEAR OR JUST ALONG THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA
AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.5N93W FRI MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL THEN EXIT THE SE GULF FRI EVENING. FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE
FORCE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.
WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO THE CAROLINAS BY LATE
SAT. GENERALLY MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS..
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT EAST THU
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA FRI
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA
BY EARLY SAT...THEN STALL FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN
MORNING BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...VEERING EAST BY LATE SAT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. 

.TODAY...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 6
TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT N E
SWELL N OF 27N.