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FZNT27 KNHC 181527
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1027 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NW GULF WILL REACH FROM
THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN STALL
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN
WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT 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 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.