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FZNT27 KNHC 172104
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
404 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH
SAT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP MAINLY
OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE GULF SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.