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FZNT27 KNHC 222059
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
359 PM 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 TROUGH WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS
THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW GULF
TONIGHT...THEN MOVE BACK NW TO INLAND TEXAS ON FRI. A RIDGE WILL
DISSECT THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO ON FRI
THROUGH TUE WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E TO SE FLOW ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN AND MON...THEN
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON TUE.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.