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FZNT27 KNHC 241459
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
959 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 PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO
25N89W TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF VERACRUZ. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD AND REACH FROM NEAR 29N83W TO 25N84W TO
21.5N87W BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR 26N81W TO 22N85W BY
LATE TONIGHT...AND MOVING E OF THE GULF THU AFTERNOON. GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
EARLY TONIGHT IN THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT
NIGHT... AND STALLL THROUGH SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.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.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY E OF 88W.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.