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FZNT27 KNHC 240836
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
336 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N91W TO
22N94W TO MEXICO NEAR 19N96.5W. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD
AND REACH FROM 29N83W TO 25N84W TO 21.5N87W BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...FROM 26N81W TO 22N85W BY LATE TONIGHT...MOVING E OF
THE BASIN THU AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT...STALLING THROUGH SUN.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL.