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FZNT27 KNHC 170307
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1007 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL REACH FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO MON...THEN WEAKEN FROM
TAMPA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...AND EXIT THE SE GULF TUE
NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY MOVE E
TUE AND WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN
GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU THEN
RACE ACROSS THE GULF FRI...FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND
BUILDING SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.