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FZNT27 KNHC 090912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE FARTHER SE AND AWAY FROM THE GULF REGION AS
A LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS. A
SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES WILL DOMINATE
THE GULF WATERS WITH A SURFACE HIGH EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE
WEST-CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY
THU EVENING. THIS SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE THE W GULF SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SAT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.