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FZNT27 KNHC 182118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
418 PM EST THU DEC 18 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE
NORTH- CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING AS LOW PRES IN SE TEXAS
TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL REACH THE COAST OF SE LOUISIANA FRI
NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NEAR TAMPICO SAT...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF LATE TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.