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FZNT27 KNHC 161452
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NORTHERN CUBA TO 25N95W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN
NIGHT AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON
NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT SUN.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.