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FZNT27 KNHC 260841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 AM EST SAT DEC 26 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 AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN...REACH FROM NEW
ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON EVENING.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN
NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON AND TUE AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL
LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TUE
AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY WED...AND REACH FROM
NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF BY WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.