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FZNT27 KNHC 310855
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
355 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM PENSACOLA BAY
THROUGH 25N94W TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W. THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG 94W TO 95W THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WITH
GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AS A COLD
FRONT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N95W FRI MORNING
AND FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 22N95W SAT MORNING. A WAVE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUN NIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD...WITH THE
FRONT STRETCHING FROM FLORIDA BAY THROUGH LOW PRES NEAR 24N87W
TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING AND MOVING SE OF THE AREA
AROUND SUNRISE MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.