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FZNT27 KNHC 280338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1038 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 26N85W TO A 1016 MB
LOW PRES IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 22N94W. THE COMBINATION OF THE
TROUGH AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION IS RESULTING IN
STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW AND W CENTRAL
PORTIONS. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE N TO NE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
ACCELERATING TO THE NE ON SAT WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH LIFTS N.
THE LOW REACH TO NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BY 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 LATE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN AS IT STALLS 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 STALLED FRONT REMAIN SE OF THE AREA. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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...NE 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN 87W AND 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 87W.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN EARLY BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 87W.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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.