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FZNT27 KNHC 240839
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
339 AM EST TUE DEC 24 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 STRETCHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL PASS SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. FRESH
TO STRONG NE WINDS LIE W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
FRONT TODAY INTO WED. SURFACE TROUGHING INTENSIFIES IN SOUTHERN
GULF WED AND THU AND SHIFTS INTO THE EAST GULF FRI AND SAT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.