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FZNT27 KNHC 230833
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
PREVAIL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM MOBILE BAY
TO 18N94W WED MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED
EVENING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY THU MORNING. GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE
NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE BETWEEN 91W
AND 94.5W...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBYS LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN S SWELL. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY COASTAL BAYS...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBYS
LESS THAN 1 NM COASTAL BAYS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.