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FZNT27 KNHC 132144
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 PM 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF
TONIGHT... REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO S TEXAS EARLY
WED...FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE
EARLY THU BEFORE STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO S TEXAS BY
EARLY FRI AND BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT AHEAD OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS SUN.
GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...W TO 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 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.