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FZNT27 KNHC 241431
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 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 27N82W TO 23N87W TO
18N92W WILL PASS SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS S OF
21N W OF THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS LIE ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
FRONT TODAY INTO WED. SURFACE TROUGHING INTENSIFIES IN THE
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 8 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 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...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...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.