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FZNT27 KNHC 180832
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
332 AM EST SUN DEC 18 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 AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT...STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN
THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING TO N TO NE 25 TO 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.