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FZNT27 KNHC 170920
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO SW GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY THEN WEAKEN FROM TAMPA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND EXIT SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS WESTERN GULF. STRONGER COLD FRONT REACH TEXAS
COAST THU THEN RACE ACROSS GULF THU AND FRI...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO 12-13 FT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.