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FZNT27 KNHC 221539
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 AM EST MON DEC 22 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
HOUSTON TEXAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED...AND MOVE EAST OF AREA WED NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WEST OF THE FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...
...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN
5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.