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FZNT27 KNHC 280249
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
949 PM 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 FROM GALVESTON TEXAS TO TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO MON...THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON
NIGHT. 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 ACROSS THE AREA. REINFORCING COLD AIR
WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.