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FZNT27 KNHC 130926
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BASIN. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PUSH
THE COLD FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND
WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH THE EASTERN GULF AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT AND FRI FOLLOWED BY MAINLY MODERATE
NORTHERLY FLOW WITH SOME POCKETS OF FRESH FLOW OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. E TO SE WINDS WILL SET UP OVER THE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
WATERS ON FRI...AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN
WATERS. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE THIS MORNING.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE
THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.