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FZNT27 KNHC 272136
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
436 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N86W TO 20N91W. THE
COMBINATION OF THIS TROUGH AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTION IS RESULTING IN STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS
OF THE WESTERN GULF. LOW PRES OF 1016 MB IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR
21N94.5W WILL DRIFT N TO NE THROUGH SAT WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH
LIFTS N. LOW PRES WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE TROUGH DURING
SAT...AND MOVE NE TO THE VICINITY OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL THEN TRANSITION TO A COLD
FRONT BY EARLY SUN AS THE LOW MOVES PULLS AWAY TO THE NE AND
INLAND AWAY FROM THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AND BECOME N TO NE BY LATE SUN AS
THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY
MOVE SE WHILE WEAKENING TO NEAR A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS
TO THE SW GULF BY MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN JUST SE OF THE GULF FROM N CENTRAL CUBA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATER ON MON AND THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE
INTENSIFIES THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS. ON
WED...WEAKENING HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO
DIMINISH IN THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION WHILE THE REMNANTS OF THE
NOW STALLED OUT FRONT REMAIN SE OF THE AREA. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 87W. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.