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FZNT27 KNHC 221450
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
950 AM EST THU DEC 22 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT...STALL BY FRI MORNING...THEN QUICKLY DISSIPATE AS BROAD
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH RAPIDLY SLIDES EASTWARD. RETURN FLOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE WILL THEN ESTABLISH ACROSS THE BASIN
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A NEW STRONG RIDGE ANCHORED BY A HIGH N OF
44N WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE SE BASIN TO
SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.