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FZNT27 KNHC 241441
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
941 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SAT THEN RETREAT EASTWARD SAT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT....AND
EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE W OF THE FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.