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FZNT27 KNHC 231431
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N90W TO 18N94W WILL
REACH FROM 26N82W TO 22N89W TO 18N92W TUE MORNING...PUSHING SE OF
THE GULF TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT S OF
24N...BUT WILL BECOME CONFINED TO S OF 21N BY TUE MORNING...
DIMINISHING BY TUE EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE
W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED
WHILE TROUGHING INCREASES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.