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FZNT27 KNHC 171444
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL
IN THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT 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. GALES ARE
LIKELY OVER WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND SUN NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.