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FZNT27 KNHC 281442
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 AM EST MON DEC 28 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 THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING BEFORE
WEAKENING AND RETREATING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG
TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE
TODAY. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM
SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N96W TO 19N96W BY FRI NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BECOMING 6 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.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 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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