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FZNT27 KNHC 270907
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
407 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATER
TODAY...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY
MON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE BY MON EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON. WINDS WILL
QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE AREA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE REMNANT FRONT
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WIND 30 TO
35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO
15 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

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