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FZNT27 KNHC 090931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EST FRI DEC 9 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 EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 25N88W
TO 24N94W AND S TO 21N95W TO INLAND VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE VERY
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES
TO ITS N BUILDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA IS RESULTING IN
STRONG N TO NE WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF PORTIONS WITH MAINLY
SUSTAINED NW TO N WINDS IN W CENTRAL AND SW GULF PORTIONS. THE
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S TO ALONG A POSITION FROM THE NEAR FLORIDA
KEYS TO 24N85W ...AND STALL TO 22N92W S TO NEAR 18.5N92W BY
EARLY TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SW GULF
TONIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ON SAT AND
SAT NIGHT ALONG WITH THE SEAS SLOW TO SUBSIDE AS THE FRONT SAGS
S AS A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT...AND THE STRONG HIGH PRES
SLIDES E WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING TILL LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TILL LATE 
THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS E OF 92W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
E OF 92W.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS E OF 92W.
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
E OF 87W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  SCATTERED
SHOWERS E OF 87W.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.