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FZNT27 KNHC 080247
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
947 PM 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 OVERNIGHT AND REACH THE CENTRAL
GULF THU MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE COASTS
OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA THU MORNING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE
OLD FRONT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEW COLD FRONT THU
THROUGH LATE FRI AS IT REACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY SAT AND SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE SW GULF
AS THE FRONT SINKS INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE NEXT FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.