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FZNT27 KNHC 071414
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
914 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
THE SW GULF WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY...REACHING THE CENTRAL
GULF BY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING FURTHER. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT. STRONG
TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO
CROSS THE GULF WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.