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FZNT27 KNHC 070240
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
940 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE GULF HAS STALLED
ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FROM 18.5N95N TO 23N90W...THEN
CONTINUES NE TO JUST N OF TAMPA BAY. THE E HALF OF FRONT WILL
MOVE SLOWLY SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 23N90W TO NAPLES
FLORIDA WED MORNING...THEN DRIFT N TO ALONG 25N AND WEAKEN BY
THU MORNING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW
GULF THU MORNING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT...AND
PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS THU EVENING THROUGH FRI
NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.