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FZNT25 KNHC 171521
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 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 COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
MORNING... THEN EXIT THE SE GULF FRI NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE S OF
20N W OF 94W FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS
HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD. MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA FRI MORNING
WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA SAT MORNING...STALL FROM
27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN MORNING...THEN BECOME 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.